Rising Broadway star Laurel Griggs, 13, dies after 'massive asthma attack'

Cydney Henderson | USA TODAY

Up-and-coming Broadway star Laurel Griggs has died at 13.

The teen, who is best known for starring as Ivanka in the Tony Award-winning musical "Once," died on Nov. 5, according to her Dignity Memorial obituary.

Griggs' grandfather, David Rivlin, announced on Facebook Saturday that the rising star suffered a "massive asthma attack." Her funeral was held Friday.

"The world lost a real princess who only wanted to make the future happy for all," Rivlin wrote on Facebook. "Acting was a just a childhood dream come true and she had big plans for the future."

USA TODAY has reached out to Rivlin for comment.

Griggs, born June 28, 2006, made her Broadway debut at age 6 in the star-studded revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" alongside Scarlett Johansson, according to the teen's IMDb page. She then went on to a 17-month run as Ivanka in the musical "Once."

"I am deeply saddened by the sudden loss of one of my Ivanka sisters," fellow Broadway actress Eliza Holland Madore wrote on Instagram. " Laurel – you were always smiling and always made other people laugh. I’m so incredibly grateful that I got to know you. You will never be forgotten, and we will never stop loving you."

Fellow co-star Lucas Papaelias added on Instagram, "My @oncemusical family tragically lost one of our youngest members this past week. … We will never forget this sweet, talented young soul."

In addition to Broadway, Griggs also appeared on "Saturday Night Live" three times, most recently in February 2018 for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards skit with Natalie Portman and Mikey Day.

She added, "Dreams do come true."

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Her grandfather Rivlin thanked everyone for their condolences.

"Though my heart is broken forever with the tragic loss of my granddaughter, Laurel, I want to thank all of you for your kind words that have meant so much as I grieve for her loss. I am eternally grateful to all of you," he wrote Saturday on Facebook.