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Gossip Girl actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who recently passed away at the age of 39, was found dead at her New York City Apartment on Wednesday, February 26, per AP. The case remains under investigation. The Gossip Girl actress raised her fame as a child star in the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Later, she became known as Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl. As Trachtenberg took breaks from acting, questions arose about her net worth at the time of her death news. Here’s what is known.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Trachtenberg had an estimated net worth of $7 million at the time of her death. The majority of her wealth came from her roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl.
She featured in 66 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 28 episodes of Gossip Girl, and two episodes of its reboot. Although no details are available about her earnings from these shows, it is worth noting that Charisma Carpenter reportedly earned $35,000 per episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at one point. Beyond these roles, Trachtenberg also acted in shows like Meego and made appearances in Blue’s Clues and Reading Rainbow. Additionally, she served as a panelist on the children’s game show Figure It Out and hosted the Discovery Kids series Truth or Scare from 2001 to 2003.
Michelle Trachtenberg took on smaller roles in Six Feet Under, House, Weeds, Criminal Minds, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Sleepy Hollow. She lent her voice to several episodes of the animated sketch comedy series Robot Chicken and appeared in web series and music videos.
