| Laurel Griggs | |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 2006 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| 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]
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]
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.