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Michelle Trachtenberg, Gossip Girl and Buffy actress, dies aged 39
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Yasmin Rufo
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Michelle Trachtenberg rose to fame in the early 2000s
Michelle Trachtenberg, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 39, the New York Police Department told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
The American actress was best known for playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer's younger sister Dawn Summers, and later took on the role of manipulative socialite Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl - which ran from 2007 to 2012 - as an adult.
Her death is not being treated as suspicious, police said.
Trachtenberg made her film debut in Harriet the Spy in 1996, and she appeared in several Nickelodeon productions.
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BBC News has reached out to Trachtenberg's representatives for comment.
Police in Manhattan said they responded to an emergency call on Wednesday morning, and they found Trachtenberg "unconscious and unresponsive". She was "pronounced deceased at the scene".
"Criminality is not suspected. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing," the NYPD said in a statement.
Trachtenberg got her start in acting at three years old on the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
In the early 2000s, she was nominated for several acting awards - including a Daytime Emmy Award - for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
She also starred in films including EuroTrip, Ice Princess, Killing Kennedy, and Sister Cities.
Trachtenberg first appeared in Gossip Girl in 2008. She returned to the role for two episodes of the second season of HBO Max's reboot in 2023.
Her last major acting role was in 2021 as the host of a true-crime docuseries Meet, Marry, Murder, which appeared on digital streamer Tubi.
In 2021, Trachtenberg accused Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon of inappropriate behaviour on set after her co-star Charisma Carpenter said she had been left traumatised due to the treatment she received from Whedon.
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Michelle Trachtenberg, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 39, the New York Police Department told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
The American actress was best known for playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer's younger sister Dawn Summers, and later took on the role of manipulative socialite Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl - which ran from 2007 to 2012 - as an adult.
Her death is not being treated as suspicious, police said.
Trachtenberg made her film debut in Harriet the Spy in 1996, and she appeared in several Nickelodeon productions.
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BBC News has reached out to Trachtenberg's representatives for comment.
Police in Manhattan said they responded to an emergency call on Wednesday morning, and they found Trachtenberg "unconscious and unresponsive". She was "pronounced deceased at the scene".
"Criminality is not suspected. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing," the NYPD said in a statement.
Trachtenberg got her start in acting at three years old on the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
In the early 2000s, she was nominated for several acting awards - including a Daytime Emmy Award - for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
She also starred in films including EuroTrip, Ice Princess, Killing Kennedy, and Sister Cities.
Trachtenberg first appeared in Gossip Girl in 2008. She returned to the role for two episodes of the second season of HBO Max's reboot in 2023.
Her last major acting role was in 2021 as the host of a true-crime docuseries Meet, Marry, Murder, which appeared on digital streamer Tubi.
In 2021, Trachtenberg accused Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon of inappropriate behaviour on set after her co-star Charisma Carpenter said she had been left traumatised due to the treatment she received from Whedon.
Gene Hackman and his wife have died.
Police in Santa Fe revealed the star was found dead alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, and dog.
RIP
Police in Santa Fe revealed the star was found dead alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, and dog.
RIP
Sounds odd, I do like the French connection and his performance in Narrow Margin RIP
RIP Popeye Doyle, loved the French Connection
Gene Hackman and his wife have died.
Police in Santa Fe revealed the star was found dead alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, and dog.
RIP
Hopefully a sad accident but sounds more sinister.
Actually just read police suspect “no foul play”.
A giant of the silver screen, a tremendous actor. Fondly remembered for Popeye Doyle, along with performances in Bonnie and Clyde, The Poseidon Adventure and Mississippi Burning to name but a few. RIP Gene
Eggheads star Chris Hughes dies aged 77
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Chris Hughes, pictured on the show, was described as an "Eggheads great"
Paul Glynn and Steven McIntosh
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Hughes was one of several general knowledge experts who regularly appeared on the show, which saw members of the public take on the five so-called "Eggheads".
A statement posted on the show's Facebook and X accounts on Thursday, reported by the Press Association news agency, paid tribute to an "Eggheads great".
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Chris Hughes, pictured on the show, was described as an "Eggheads great"
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Hughes was one of several general knowledge experts who regularly appeared on the show, which saw members of the public take on the five so-called "Eggheads".
A statement posted on the show's Facebook and X accounts on Thursday, reported by the Press Association news agency, paid tribute to an "Eggheads great".
Mississippi Burning was a great film....hated Hackmans role in Unforgiven, he played the total bastard so well that you couldn't help but hope he got gunned down!
RIP Gene, hope it was an accident and not some pact between him and his wife
Ah I liked Eggheads and he was arguably the best Egghead.
The great actor, the one and only Gene Hackman along with his wife and pet dog. Circumstances of death unclear at the moment. I will never forget his Oscar-winning performance as the detective Popeye in The French Connnection.
R.I.P Gene
R.I.P Gene
Kevin Ashman is far and away the best quizzer in this country, if not the world.
He is quality, but his not the best any more. Paul Sinha, aka the Sinhaman from The Chase won the World Quiz Championship either last year or the year before, left Ashman and others trailing in his wake. The 2 female chasers are ranked very highly in the female rankings too. Chris was probably the funniest of tge eggheads.
To an extremely sad situation that would at least be a "better" and more explainable outcome than say a "murder/suicide" one and might explain the poor old dog also going down. Also read somewhere about scattered pills being found at the death scene.
Another excellent film of Hackman's was Scarecrow, with a young Al Pacino. Its a bleak film but the 2 main stars are both superb, its a real shame it hasn't been on mainstream TV for years.
Enemy of the state another great film. I don't think he made a bad film, one of my favourites.