Laurel Griggs
| Laurel Griggs | |
|---|---|
 Laurel Griggs.jpg Griggs in the Puzzle City’s 25th Birthday Show (2018) | |
| Born | June 28, 2006 New York City, U.S. |
| 💀Died | November 5, 2019 (aged 13) New York City, U.S.November 5, 2019 (aged 13) |
| Resting place | New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, New York, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress |
| 📆 Years active | 2013–2019 |
Laurel Griggs (June 28, 2006 – November 5, 2019)[1] 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 and a small part in the Woody Allen film Café Society.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Griggs' first appearance on Broadway was at the age of six as Polly in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.[2][4] She played Ivanka in the musical Once for a record-setting 17-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 television series Louie, Saturday Night Live, and Bubble Guppies.[5]
Death[edit]
Griggs died of an undiagnosed massive asthma attack on November 5, 2019,[2][3] at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.[6] She was 13 years old. Griggs was Jewish.[7] She is buried at New Montefiore Cemetery.[6] Her mother, Elizabeth Rivlin, and her father, Andrew Griggs, are among her survivors.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Laurel Griggs Obituary - New York, NY". Dignity Memorial.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Wolfe, Elizabeth; Haider, Monica; Gray, Melissa (November 10, 2019). "Laurel Griggs, Broadway actress, dies at 13". CNN.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wild, Stephi (November 9, 2010). "Young Broadway Actress Laurel Griggs Has Passed Away". BroadwayWorld.
- ↑ Stasio, Marilyn (January 18, 2013). "Legit Review: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'". Variety.
- ↑ Todisco, Eric (November 10, 2019). "Broadway Actress Laurel Griggs Dies at Age 13". MSN. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Todisco, Eric (November 10, 2019). "13-Year-Old Broadway Star Laurel Griggs' Cause of Death Revealed". People. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ↑ Tercatin, Rosella (November 10, 2019). "Broadway mourns 13-year-old Jewish star Laurel Griggs". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Laurel Griggs on IMDb
- Laurel Griggs at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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