Biography
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, five-year-old Elizabeth Frankovitch saw "The Bishop's Wife" (1947) with Loretta Young and …
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Career Milestones
| Originated role of Kate Jerome, a character based on the playwright's mother, in Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs"; earned first Tony Award nomination | ||
| Portrayed Alma Rudder on the NBC daytime drama "Another World" | ||
| Raised in Akron, Ohio | ||
| Received widespread praise for her portrayal of Linda Loman opposite Brian Dennehy in the 50th Anniversaty production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"; play first produced in Chicago before transferring to Broadway; won Tony Award | ||
| Spent one season with the Arena Stage in Washington, DC | ||
| 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 | ||
1946 | At age five, saw "The Bishop's Wife" with Loretta Young and decided to become an actress | |
1965 | Professional stage debut in the Off-Broadway production "In White America" | |
1967 | Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are Dead" | |
1972 | Was a member of the company of Trinity Square Players in Providence, Rhode Island | |
1979 | Breakthrough stage role, the titular nun in Christopher Durang's biting "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You" | |
1980 | Feature film debut in "Pilgrim Farewell" | |
1987 | Had title role in the "American Playhouse" presentation "Dottie", about an agoraphobic | |
1987 | Reprised part of Kate Jerome in "Broadway Bound", the second of Simon's autobiographical trilogy | |
1987 | Returned to films after a seven-year absence with small role in "The Secret of My Success" | |
1992 | Portrayed Matt Damon's mother in "School Ties" | |
1996 | First played Linda Loman opposite Hal Holbrook in "Death of a Salesman" | |
2000 | Reprised Linda Loman in Showtime production of "Death of a Salesman"; earned Emmy nomination | |
2004 | Cast in the holiday comedy "Christmas with the Kranks" directed by Joe Roth | |
Awards
1999 | Tony Award for Actress (Featured Role--Play) |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Death of a Salesman |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Death of a Salesman |