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Sarah Michelle Gellar Honors Michelle Trachtenberg on 40th Birthday With Instagram Tribute

The post reflects a sister-like bond built over decades, set against April’s official finding that diabetes complications caused Trachtenberg’s death.

Overview

  • On Oct. 11, Gellar shared a throwback Instagram video of herself hugging Trachtenberg, set to Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again.”
  • Her caption recalled meeting Trachtenberg as a teen and included, “I can’t imagine what 40 would have been like… This I know … it would be filled with love. Happy birthday @michelletrachtenberg.”
  • Gellar and Trachtenberg first met on All My Children in the early 1990s and later worked together on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where Trachtenberg played Dawn Summers.
  • Trachtenberg was found dead at 39 in her New York City apartment on Feb. 26, and in April officials ruled the cause as complications of diabetes following toxicology review.
  • Gellar previously mourned Trachtenberg with a photo carousel and a line from Buffy in an initial tribute shared shortly after her death.