13-Year-Old Broadway Star Laurel Griggs' Cause of Death Revealed

The cause of 13-year-old Broadway actress Laurel Griggs’deathhas been revealed.

Griggs’ family toldThe Postthat she died on Nov. 5 in New York City, according toPage Six.

The teenager was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, her grandfather, David B. Rivlin, told the outlet. Doctors were unable to revive her.

“The world lost a real princess who only wanted to make the future happy for all,” Rivlin said on Sunday in a Facebookpost. “Acting was just a childhood dream come true and she had big plans for the future.”

Rivlin said Griggs’ funeral services took place on Nov. 7 at Park West Riverside in New York City. A burial at New Montefiore Cemetery followed.

“It’s with heavy heart that I have to share some very sad news. My beautiful and talented granddaughter, Laurel Griggs, has passed away suddenly from a massive asthma attack. Mount Sinai was valiant in trying to save her but now she’s with the angels,” Rivlinsaidon Nov. 6.

Griggs’ family members did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

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Griggs made her Broadway debut at age 6 as Polly in Rob Ashford’s production ofCat on a Hot Tin Roofin 2013, oppositeScarlett Johansson, according to herIMDbpage.

She is best known for her role as Ivanka in the Tony Award-winning musicalONCE.She performed the role for 17 months between 2013 and 2015.

Then in 2016, she appeared in the romantic comedyCafé SocietyalongsideSteve Carell,Blake LivelyandKristen Stewart. She was also featured in several episodes ofSaturday Night Live.

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“We are saddened to share that Laurel Griggs passed away this week at the age of 13,” they wrote. “Laurel was a brilliant young lady who appeared on Broadway inCat on a Hot Tin RoofandOnce. We send our condolences to her loved ones at this difficult time.”

source: people.com