Michelle Trachtenberg died from diabetes complications, medical examiner says

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress was found "unresponsive" at her New York City apartment in February.

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The 39-year-old actress was found "unconscious and unresponsive" in her New York City apartment in February.

Officials did not perform a post-mortem examination, but said toxicology tests determined Trachtenberg's cause of death.

The US actress was best known for playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer's younger sister Dawn Summers, and later took on the role of manipulative socialite Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl as an adult.

Trachtenberg's family, who are Orthodox Jews, had reportedly objected to an autopsy, citing religious reasons.

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