The cause of death of Michelle Trachtenberg will remain unknown, according to Variety, who is reporting that her family has decided against an autopsy.
Trachtenberg’s family has declined an autopsy
According to Variety’s report, Trachtenberg’s family will forgo having an autopsy on the actress, which families can do assuming there is no evidence of foul play. Trachtenberg, 39, was reportedly found by her mother Wednesday in her New York City apartment. The actress did recently undergo a liver transplant, according to ABC News, but no official cause of death has been disclosed as of yet.
Trachtenberg’s acting career began in the mid-1990s, with the child star appearing on projects like Law & Order, All My Children, and more. In 1994, Trachtenberg appeared on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete and went on to become a mainstay on Nickelodeon broadcasting. In 1996, she starred in the Nickelodeon coming-of-age comedy film Harriet the Spy.
After her stint with Nickelodeon, Trachtenberg broke out in a starring role on the hit supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she played Dawn Summers, the little sister to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy Summers, for 66 episodes. Around the same time, she also starred in the 2004 teen comedy Eurotrip, as well as the 2005 Disney teen sports dramedy Ice Princess.
(Source: Variety)
