Award-winning actress Elizabeth Franz, known for, among other things, her performance in "Death of a Salesman," has passed away. 

Deadline reports that the actress died on Nov. 4, 2025.

It is being reported that the actress died following a battle with cancer.

The great Elizabeth Franz, who died on November 4, as Linda Loman in the acclaimed 1999 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, for which she won a Tony and received an Emmy nomination. pic.twitter.com/AMTtk6PF2B

— Kevin Daly (@kevinddaly) November 16, 2025

Franz's husband reveals cause of death

The New York Times spoke with Christopher Pelham, Franz's husband, about her death.

Per the outlet:

Elizabeth Franz, whose vibrant portrayal of Linda Loman, the wife of the piteous title character in the 1999 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” earned her a Tony Award — and high praise from the playwright — died on Nov. 4 at her home in Woodbury, Conn. She was 84.

Pelham goes on to reveal that the cause of death was not just cancer but a reaction to the drugs given to her by doctors to treat the cancer.

The Times reports, "Christopher Pelham, her husband, said the cause was cancer and a severe reaction to the drugs that were used to treat her."

Although Franz died on Nov. 4, the Times did not publish its article until Nov. 14, 2025.

Who was Elizabeth Frans?

As mentioned, she was an award-winning actress with a lot of success to her name. She was particularly known for her role in "Death of a Salesman."

People magazine reports:

The Ohio-born actress was perhaps best known for take on Linda, the wife of Brian Dennehy’s Willy Loman, in a 50th anniversary production of Death of a Salesman, which earned her a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play in 1999. Franz’s spin on the Death of a Salesman character marked a departure from the character’s typically defeated demeanor. She took a more assertive — and more sensual — approach, earning high praise from playwright Arthur Miller.

Franz, however, starred in many other roles.

Deadline writes:

The veteran performer was prolific and nimble on the stage, appearing in a number of plays on and off Broadway including as the titular nun in Christopher Durang’s Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You (for which she won an Obie Award in 1982), as Matthew Broderick’s on-stage mother in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs (for which she was Tony nominated in 1983), and as the youngest of four sisters in a Midwestern family in Paul Osborn’s Morning’s at Seven (for which she logged another Tony nomination in 2002).

Franz is reportedly survived by her husband, Pelham, and her brother, Joe.