Elizabeth Franz Biography

Fast Facts

• Her performance in Julia Cho's "The Piano Teacher" earned her a 2007 Lucille Lortel Award
• Won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Linda Loman in a Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman․"
• After graduating from high school, she worked as a secretary to raise the funds she would need to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
• Decided she wanted to be an actress after watching Loretta Young in "The Bishop's Wife․"
• Made her Off-Broadway debut at the Players Theatre in "In White America" in 1965
• Though her most acclaimed body of work lies in the theater, she became known to television audiences as the villainess Alma Rudder on "Another World․"
• Received the Best Actress Award at te 2005 NYC Home Film Festival for her performance in the short film "The Reader․"