Actress Lynda Gravatt Passes Away at 77

Gravatt was a three-time AUDELCO Award winner and winner of the Helen Hayes Award.

By: Feb. 26, 2024
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Actress Lynda Gravatt Passes Away at 77
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BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of actress Lynda Gravatt. 

Gravatt, born on May 24, 1946, passed away on February 23, 2024. Gravatt was a three-time AUDELCO Award winner and winner of the Helen Hayes Award.

On Broadway, Gravatt starred in King Hedley II, 45 Seconds From Broadway, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Off-Broadway, Gravatt starred in The Old Settler, If Memory Serves, Crowns, Intimate Apparel, Purlie, Miss Witherspoon, Dividing the Estate, Zooman and the Sign, and The Little Foxes. 

Gravatt was a founding member of Living Stage/Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. 


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