Elizabeth Franz

AKA:
Elizabeth Frankovich
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
06/18/1941
Birthplace:
Akron, Ohio
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biography
"Attention must be paid" is a key line of the character of Linda Loman in the play "Death of a Salesman" and after the 50th Anniversary production that opened on Broadway in February 1999, that sentiment applied to the actress playing the role. Elizabeth Franz garnered some of the best reviews of her career and picked up her first Tony Award for her featured role. After years working in repertory theaters across the USA, playing roles on daytime dramas and small parts in film, she had arrived. Determination, however, had been the cornerstone of her career.

While growing up in Akron, Ohio, Continued

Credits
Bev Scheel
2004
Ms Bundress
1997
Pru Buckman
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Akron, Ohio
1946 
At age five, saw "The Bishop's Wife" with Loretta Young and decided to become an actress
 
Worked as a secretary after graduating from high school in order to earn enough money to enroll in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC
1965 
Professional stage debut in the Off-Broadway production "In White America"
1967 
Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are Dead"
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