| Elaine Cancilla Orbach | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elaine Cancilla (1940-01-19)January 19, 1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2009(2009-04-01) (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
| Years active | 1959–2000s |
| Spouse |
Jerry Orbach
(m. 1979; died 2004) |
Elaine Cancilla Orbach (January 19, 1940 – April 1, 2009) was an American stage and musical theatre actress and dancer.
Career
Orbach, known professionally as Elaine Cancilla, appeared on Broadway and Off Broadway in productions including: Fiorello!, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Here's Love, Flora the Red Menace, Sweet Charity and Cry for Us All.
Private life
In 1979 she married actor Jerry Orbach, a star on stage and later of film and television (Law & Order). They met several years earlier while appearing together in the original Broadway theatre production of the Kander & Ebb musical, Chicago. They also co-starred in a touring production of Neil Simon's play, Chapter Two.
Following his death in 2004, she petitioned to have a portion of 53rd Street at Eighth Avenue, in New York City's Theater District (and near his long-time home), renamed "Jerry Orbach Way"; it was rechristened in 2007.
Death
She died on April 1, 2009, at age 69, from pneumonia in a hospital in New York City.
References
- ^ Simonson, Robert (Apr 2, 2009). "Elaine Cancilla Orbach, Actor Jerry Orbach's Widow, Dies at 69". Playbill. Retrieved Jun 10, 2019.
- BWW News Desk. "Elaine Cancilla Orbach, Widow of Jerry Orbach Passes Away at 69". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved Jun 10, 2019.
External links
- Elaine Cancilla Orbach at the Internet Broadway Database
- Simonson, Robert (April 2, 2009). "Elaine Cancilla Orbach, Actor Jerry Orbach's Widow, Dies at 69". Playbill.
- American female dancers
- American musical theatre actresses
- American stage actresses
- People from Manhattan
- Deaths from pneumonia in New York City
- 1940 births
- 2009 deaths
- Dancers from New York (state)
- Dancers from Massachusetts
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American dancers
- 21st-century American women