Medical examiner says Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications

Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday local time.

The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old following a review of laboratory test results.

Trachtenberg, who was known for her roles in Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was found unconscious and unresponsive in her luxury apartment tower in Manhattan in February.

Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Officials said at the time that no foul play was suspected, and the medical examiner’s office had listed her death as “undetermined”.

Trachtenberg’s family had objected to an autopsy, which the medical examiner’s office honoured because there was no evidence of criminality.

Her representative didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment Wednesday, the Associated Press said.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor Momsen and Blake Lively were among the celebrities who mourned Trachtenberg when her death was announced on February 26.

“She was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctively herself,” Lively wrote on social media.

The daughter of Jewish immigrants, Trachtenberg began her acting career at the age of three in commercials before starring in Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete.

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Michelle earned her big break at the age of 10 with her title role in hit movie Harriet the Spy, an American coming of age comedy film.

In 2000, Trachtenberg joined the cast of Buffy, playing Dawn Summers, the younger sister of the title character played by Sarah Michelle Gellar between 2000 and 2003.

The actress went on to play different recurring roles in Weeds, Six Feet Under and Gossip Girl, where she portrayed Georgina Sparks, a socialite who causes chaos throughout the show.

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