Broadway Star Elizabeth Franz Dead at 84

Tony-winning Broadway star Elizabeth Franz has died.

Her husband, Christopher Pelham, advised the New York Times she died from most cancers in addition to having a “severe reaction” to the medicine used to deal with it.

She took her final breath on November 4 at her residence in Woodbury, Connecticut, in keeping 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 “Death 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 Beach Memoirs” in 1983 and Paul Osborn’s “Morning’s at Seven” in 2002. She was additional applauded for her performances in “Broadway Bound” and “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.”

The theater veteran, who skilled on the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, additionally took her abilities to the large display, notably touchdown roles in 1987’s “The Secret of My Success,” 1992’s “School Ties” and 1995’s “Sabrina,” to call a number of.

She moreover took guest-starring roles in a number of exhibits, reminiscent of “Gilmore Girls,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her brother, Joe.

She was 84.