Laurel Griggs (June 28, 2006 – November 5, 2019) was an American child actress, primarily acting in

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, and also appearing in films and on television, including two appearances in ''

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'' and a small part in the

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film ''

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Career

Griggs' first appearance on

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was at the age of six as Polly in ''

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''. She played Ivanka in the musical ''

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'' for a record-setting 17-month stint between 2013 and 2015. Her Broadway career was reported to have encompassed over a thousand performances. She also appeared on episodes of the television series ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Death

Griggs died of an undiagnosed massive asthma attack on November 5, 2019, at Mount Sinai Hospital in

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. She was 13 years old. Griggs was

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. She is buried at

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. Her mother, Elizabeth Rivlin, and her father, Andrew Griggs, are among her survivors.

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* * 2006 births 2019 deaths American child actresses Place of birth missing American musical theatre actresses Deaths from asthma 21st-century American actresses Jewish American actresses Burials at New Montefiore Cemetery Actresses from New York City 21st-century American Jews {{US-theat-actor-2000s-stub