Overview
- Franz died November 4 at her home in Woodbury, Connecticut, at age 84, with the cause cited as cancer and a severe reaction to treatment drugs.
- Her portrayal of Linda Loman in the 1999 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman earned the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
- The revival followed a Goodman Theatre run and was later filmed for Showtime, leading to Emmy and SAG Award nominations for Franz.
- Born in Akron, Ohio, she began at the Weathervane Playhouse and made her Broadway debut in 1967 in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
- Her honors included a 1982 Obie for Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You and Tony nominations in 1983 and 2002, and she is survived by her husband Christopher Pelham and her brother Joe.