Hollywood is honoring the life and career of actress Michelle Trachtenberg.
The 39-year-old, who had been acting since she was three years old, has been hailed as a millennial icon starring in hits like “Harriet the Spy,” “The Adventures of Pete & Pete,” “17 Again,” “Gossip Girl,” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Rosie O’Donnell, Trachtenberg’s “Harriet the Spy” costar, issued a statement to US Weekly about the passing.
“Heartbreaking,” she told the outlet. “I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish I could have helped.”
“SNL” actor Kenan Thompson paid homage to his fellow Nickelodeon alum by posting a throwback video on Instagram of the pair in a sketch for the network along with a photo of them as young adults.
“Our first Nick movie star has departed us!!” Thompson wrote. “She was my friend and now she rests!! Check on your people!!!”
Kim Cattrall posted a photo of the two in the 2005 movie “Ice Princess,” with the caption “Rest in please sweet Michelle.”
“I’m so sorry your bright light died so young,” wrote former “Buffy” costar Emma Caulfield in a post to her Instagram Stories. “Our Buffy family lost a little sister today… Rest in peace lovely Mish Mish. You were loved.”
James Marsters, another “Buffy” costar penned a sweet note about the actress.
“My heart is heavy today. We have lost a beautiful soul. Michelle was fiercely intelligent, howlingly funny, and a very talented person. She died much too young, and leaves behind scores of people who knew and loved her,” he wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two.
“My heart goes out to her family who are good people and are suffering the greatest loss anyone could bear. I hope everyone can give them space to heal in this most difficult time.
Godspeed Michelle. You are missed.”
“Gossip Girl” actor Ed Westwick also paid tribute to his costar in a post on his Instagram Stories.
“So sad to hear of the passing of Michelle Trachtenberg,” he wrote. “Sending prayers.”
Trachtenberg was found unconscious and unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment at 8 a.m. Wednesday, New York police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death is not currently being investigated as suspicious, a police spokesperson said.
An official cause of death will be revealed once an autopsy by a medical examiner is performed.
