Elizabeth Franz
Broadway Star Lifeless at 84
Revealed November 15, 2025 9:26 AM PST
Tony-winning Broadway star Elizabeth Franz has died.
Her husband, Christopher Pelham, informed the New York Occasions she died from most cancers in addition to having a “extreme response” to the medicine used to deal with it.
She took her final breath on November 4 at her dwelling in Woodbury, Connecticut, in accordance with the outlet.
Franz was greatest identified for portraying Linda Loman, the spouse of Brian Dennehy’s Willy Loman, within the 1999 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “Loss of life of a Salesman.” Her highly-regarded efficiency landed her a Tony Award.
She additionally earned Tony nods for her roles within the Neil Simon comedy “Brighton Seaside Memoirs” in 1983 and Paul Osborn’s “Morning’s at Seven” in 2002. She was additional applauded for her performances in “Broadway Sure” and “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.”
The theater veteran, who educated on the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, additionally took her skills to the massive display, notably touchdown roles in 1987’s “The Secret of My Success,” 1992’s “College Ties” and 1995’s “Sabrina,” to call a couple of.
She moreover took guest-starring roles in a number of exhibits, similar to “Gilmore Women,” “Legislation & Order: SVU” and “Gray’s Anatomy.”
Along with her husband, she is survived by her brother, Joe.
She was 84.
RIP
