Rosie O’Donnell Reacts to the Death of ‘Harriet the Spy’ Costar Michelle Trachtenberg: ‘Heartbreaking’

Rosie O’Donnell reacted to the death of her Harriet the spy Costar Michelle Trachtenbergdied at the age of 39.

“Stressing,” said O’Donnell, 62, in a press release US Weekly. “I loved him very much. She has had trouble in recent years. I would have liked to be able to help.

US Weekly The death of Trachtenberg confirmed on Wednesday, February 26. Police sources told us that Trachtenberg had been found unconscious in his apartment in Midtown West Side in New York. The incident is not supposed to be suspect. No cause of death has been reported.

O’Donnell and Trachtenberg played Ole Golly and Harriet respectively, in the film adaptation of Louise Fitzhughtion of 1964 of the same name. The film scored the debut in the cinema of Trachtenberg, which began to film on its 10th anniversary.

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“I probably got linked to Rosie [O’Donnell] most, ”said Trachtenberg Uproxx In 2016. “She was very attentive and so funny. When we had to be serious for a scene, we would do it, but we have always started to laugh and play games when this scene was finished. He was a very given actor, even outside the camera. »»

She added: “All scene with Rosie was so special for me. She was incredible to work with it and we really had a good time together. She respected me as an actress and I learned a lot from her. The most difficult scene was to say goodbye to Golly. »»

Trachtenberg said that she had “several hearings cycles in front of all the people involved in the film” before winning the coveted role.

“I was wearing the same thing each time, a striped t-shirt and a overalls, which I keep in storage to date,” she recalls.

“I had a very outgoing personality and my mother and I worked hard to repeat the 24 -hour scenes – my passion for the role won the hearts of producers,” added Trachtenberg. “I liked everything from Harriet, especially that she was a writer because I had written stories from the second where I learned to write.”

Trachtenberg continued to play Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Gossip Girl, Among other roles on television and cinema.