Laurel Griggs

Laurel Clair Griggs (June 28, 2006[1] – November 5, 2019) was an American child actress, primarily acting in Broadway theatre, and also appearing in films and on television, including two appearances in Saturday Night Live sketches and a small part in the Woody Allen film Café Society.[2][3]

Career

Her first appearance on Broadway was at the age of six as the character Polly in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.[2][4] She played the character Ivanka in the musical Once for a record-setting seventeen-month stint between 2013 and 2015.[2][3] Her Broadway career was reported to have encompassed over a thousand performances.[2] She also appeared on episodes of the TV series Louie and Bubble Guppies.[5]

Death

Griggs died of a massive asthma attack on November 5, 2019,[2][3] at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.[6] She was 13 years old. Griggs was Jewish.[7] She is buried at New Montefiore Cemetery.[6]

References
  1. "Laurel Griggs Obituary - New York, NY". Dignity Memorial.
  2. Wolfe, Elizabeth; Haider, Monica; Gray, Melissa (November 10, 2019). "Laurel Griggs, Broadway actress, dies at 13". CNN.
  3. "Young Broadway Actress Laurel Griggs Has Passed Away". BroadwayWorld.com.
  4. Stasio, Marilyn (January 18, 2013). "Legit Review: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'". Variety.
  5. Broadway actress Laurel Griggs dies at 13 from MSN.com
  6. Todisco, Eric (November 10, 2019). "13-Year-Old Broadway Star Laurel Griggs' Cause of Death Revealed". People. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. Tercatin, Rosella (November 10, 2019). "Broadway mourns 13-year-old Jewish star Laurel Griggs". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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