Sarah Michelle Gellar Wants ‘Everyone’ To Remember Michelle Trachtenberg

Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar wants to make sure that everyone remembers her late “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” co-star Michelle Trachtenberg one year after her death. Gellar played the titular vampire slayer, Buffy Summers, on the supernatural drama series, while Trachtenberg played her on-screen sister, Dawn.

On Thursday, February 26, the “Cruel Intentions” actress shared a post containing her favorite photos of the late star on Instagram. She opened the slides with a photograph of the two on set, along with a few photos of a young Trachtenberg and one in which she appears to be holding Gellar’s newborn.

“I’m not sure how it’s been a year. I’m one of the lucky ones who has over 30 years of memories with you. From our first day on set together, to less than a year later, when you were already taller than me. But I first worked with on All My Children,” Gellar captioned the post.

“I watched you become a star with Harriet. You were great to my kids. Countless kids bdays you attended even though I’m sure you had somewhere cooler to be. But most of all, when I think of you, that smile that took up your entire face and brought so much joy to others is what comes to mind,” she continued, adding, “You may not have been with us long enough, but we will make sure everyone remembers.”

Last year, Gellar marked her late costar’s passing with a few screenshots of them together on the show, along with a few red carpet appearances and snaps of them posing with their “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” costars.

In the caption, Gellar modified a line from the show’s fifth season, replacing Dawn’s name with Michelle. She wrote, “Michelle, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you. The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you.”

In addition to Sarah Michelle Gellar, many of Michelle Trachtenberg’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” co-stars also paid tribute to the late actress at the time of her passing. Co-star David Boreanaz reacted to her death in an Instagram Story, writing, “So very sad …horrible news. RIP and prayers to her and her family.”

“I am deeply saddened by the news of Michelle’s passing,” another “Buffy” costar, Alyson Hannigan, wrote on Instagram. “She brought a loving energy to the set of Buffy. My thoughts are with Michelle’s family and friends.”

In a lengthy message posted to her Instagram Stories, “Gossip Girl” actress Blake Lively paid tribute to her late costar, calling her a “kind person, through and through.”

“This is the first day I met Michelle,” she explained. “She was electricity. You know when she entered a room because the vibration changed. Everything she did, she did 200%.”

Lively expressed, “She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.”

The “It Ends With Us” actress recalled how “she always had yummy caramel-smelling lip gloss on because she didn’t just want to sparkle on camera, she liked creating a nice experience for anyone who was in her orbit, even down to the subtle smell of her lip gloss because she cared about the sweet details.”

“Time passes. You take for granted that you get the chance to see an old friend. To paraphrase, the real tragedies in life are the ones that blindside you on an idle Tuesday,” Lively continued, adding, “Hold those you love and have loved dear.”

“The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle,” she concluded. “May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.”