Laurie Beechman

Age: 53

Summary: actress and singer best known for her Broadway performances as the longest-running character Grizabella in the popular musical Cats as well as appearances in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the award-winning Les Miserables, who also led a solo career as a cabaret performer and a recording artist.

Cause of Death: Ovarian cancer

Born: April 4, 1953

Died: March 8, 1998

Location: White Plains, New York