Lynda Gravátt, a mainstay of the New York stage, a seminal figure in the Washington D.C. theater community and a familiar presence on television through appearances in the Law & Order franchise shows, The Good Wife and the 1999 Showtime series The Hoop Life, died February 23 at a hospital in New Jersey. She was 77.
Her death was confirmed by the National Black Theatre. A cause has not been disclosed.
Born in Harlem May 24, 1946 (some reports indicate 1947), Gravátt made her Broadway debut at age 4 in The King and I, and would subsequently appear as a child performer and singer on local TV shows and in concerts.
A graduate of Howard University, Gravátt resumed her acting career as a founding member of the Living Stage, a company at Washington D.C.’s Arena Stage devoted to theater works promoting social justice.
Returning to New York City, Gravátt became a staple of the Off Broadway scene,...
Her death was confirmed by the National Black Theatre. A cause has not been disclosed.
Born in Harlem May 24, 1946 (some reports indicate 1947), Gravátt made her Broadway debut at age 4 in The King and I, and would subsequently appear as a child performer and singer on local TV shows and in concerts.
A graduate of Howard University, Gravátt resumed her acting career as a founding member of the Living Stage, a company at Washington D.C.’s Arena Stage devoted to theater works promoting social justice.
Returning to New York City, Gravátt became a staple of the Off Broadway scene,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Lynda Gravátt, a critically-acclaimed Broadway stage actress who appeared on television shows such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Svu, and East New York, has died. She was 76. Her son, David Gravátt, confirmed she passed away on Friday, February 23, at a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, per The Hollywood Reporter. A cause of death was not provided. Born on May 24, 1947, in Harlem, New York, Gravátt appeared in her first Broadway production at the age of four in The King and I; she would go on to perform recitals at Carnegie Hall when she was nine. She attended Howard University, appearing in several productions before graduating in 1971 and acting at the Living Stage. Following her graduation, Gravátt embarked on a highly successful stage career, acting in productions such as Doubt, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Intimate Apparel, 45 Seconds From Broadway, Skeleton Crew, The Old Settler, and many more. Gravátt...
- 2/27/2024
- TV Insider
Lynda Gravátt, the Harlem-born actress who starred on New York stages in such productions as 45 Seconds From Broadway, Doubt, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Old Settler and Intimate Apparel, has died. She was 76.
Gravátt died Friday at a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, her son David Gravátt told The Hollywood Reporter.
A founding member of Robert Alexander’s Living Stage at the famed Washington-based Arena Stage company, Gravátt received a 1999 Theatre World trophy for her performance as 1940s Harlem resident Quilly McGrath in The Old Settler and a Audelco prize in 2004 for her turn as the bossy landlady Mrs. Dickson in Intimate Apparel.
On Broadway in 2001, she stood by for Leslie Uggams as Ruby in August Wilson’s King Hedley II and portrayed Bessie James in Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds From Broadway, then appeared as Mrs. Muller in 2016 in the original Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt.
Gravátt died Friday at a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, her son David Gravátt told The Hollywood Reporter.
A founding member of Robert Alexander’s Living Stage at the famed Washington-based Arena Stage company, Gravátt received a 1999 Theatre World trophy for her performance as 1940s Harlem resident Quilly McGrath in The Old Settler and a Audelco prize in 2004 for her turn as the bossy landlady Mrs. Dickson in Intimate Apparel.
On Broadway in 2001, she stood by for Leslie Uggams as Ruby in August Wilson’s King Hedley II and portrayed Bessie James in Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds From Broadway, then appeared as Mrs. Muller in 2016 in the original Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt.
- 2/27/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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- 2/22/2011
- Essence
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