Sarah Michelle Gellar, more ‘Buffy’ cast pay tribute to Michelle Trachtenburg

Michelle Trachtenberg’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ family is mourning her sudden death age 39

Sarah Michelle Gellar is mourning the loss of her Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star and on-screen younger sister Michelle Trachtenberg.

A day after news broke of Trachtenberg’s passing at age 39, Gellar, 47, took to Instagram with a tribute, sharing a mix of personal photos and Buffy memories.

“Michelle, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you,” she wrote, quoting an emotional line from their iconic show. “The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you.”

 

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Gellar wasn’t the only Buffy alum to honour Trachtenberg’s legacy.

James Marsters, who played Spike on the hit series, remembered her as “fiercely intelligent, howlingly funny, and a very talented person,” adding that she “died much too young.”

Trachtenberg, best known for her roles in Buffy, Harriet the Spy, and Gossip Girl, passed away on February 26.

While her cause of death has not been officially disclosed, reports indicate she had recently undergone a liver transplant.