MANHATTAN, NY. (THECOUNT) — Actress Laurel Griggs, known mostly for her work extensive work on Broadway, has tragically passed away. She was 13.
Griggs, who starred in Café Society, starring Steve Carell, Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively, was also highly recognisable from her multiple Saturday Night Live appearances.
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It’s a sad day for fans of up-and-coming Broadway actress, Laurel Griggs. According to multiple reports, the young star has sadly passed away at the age of 13. At this time, it’s unknown what the cause of her death was, however, it seems Griggs died on November 5 and a funeral service was held on November 8, according her Dignity Memorial page, reports eOline.
The rising star appeared in several Broadway plays, television shows and movies. According to her IMDb page, Griggs made her Broadway debut in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the age of six-years-old and also holds the title as the longest running Ivanka in the Tony Award-winning Once the Musical. It was also the role she was most known for, reports E!
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