The veteran actress, born in New York and raised in Brooklyn before moving to L.A., moved seamlessly from the big and small screens throughout her decades long career.

The cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has paid tribute to their former co-star Michelle Trachtenberg, who died yesterday (February 26) at the age of 39. Trachtenberg starred in the show between 2000 and 2003, playing Buffy's younger sister Dawn from season 5 to season 7.

Michelle Trachtenberg, the actress who rose to fame as a child star with films like “Harriet the Spy” and went on to have memorable roles on TV shows including “Gossip Girl,” has died, according to an NYPD source.