Lynda Gravátt, a revered New York stage actress, passed away at the age of 77. Her death was confirmed by the National Black Theatre and her son, David Gravátt. She died in a New Brunswick, New Jersey hospital.
Gravátt, born in Harlem in 1946, had a remarkable career in the theater. She made her Broadway debut at the tender age of 4 in The King and I. Graduating from Howard University in 1971, she appeared in numerous off-Broadway productions such as The Old Settler, Crowns, and Doubt.
