“The family requests privacy for their loss.
There are no further details at this time.
Michelle, listen to me, she wrote onInstagram.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michelle Trachtenberg, David Boreanaz.Credit:Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Leon Bennett/WireImage; Paul Morigi/Getty
I will always love you.
The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it.
I will be brave.
Michelle Trachtenberg with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kristine Sutherland on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.Richard Cartwright/UPN/Courtesy Everett
I will live… for you.
Dawn always harbored a crush on Buffy’s friend Xander, who himself harbored a crush on Buffy.
But I really am sorry to her family,” Brendon continued.
Michelle Trachtenberg with the cast of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.Courtesy Everett
She continued, “She brought a loving energy to the set ofBuffy.
My thoughts are with Michelle’s family and friends.”
RIP and prayers to her and her family."
Michelle Trachtenberg and Nicholas Brendon in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.Hulu
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Another majorBuffyplayer,James Marsters, shared a touching tribute to Trachtenberg on hisInstagram.
“My heart is heavy today.
We have lost a beautiful soul.
Michelle Trachtenberg and David Boreanaz.E. Charbonneau/WireImage
Michelle was fiercely intelligent, howlingly funny, and a very talented person.
Marsters played the vampire Spike for six seasons onBuffy, overlapping with Trachtenberg throughout her full tenure.
I hope everyone can give them space to heal in this most difficult time.
Nicholas Brendon, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Emma Caulfield.Hulu
You are missed.”
Its devastating, actually."
Im so sorry for your loss."
Rest easy, Michelle."
OurBuffyfamily lost a little sister today… Rest in peace lovely Mish Mish.
You were loved."
May you rest in peace, little slayer sis," she wrote.
“Holding MT’s family + friends in our [heart]’s.”
