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Elaine Cancilla Orbach (January 19, 1940 – April 1, 2009) was an American stage and musical theatre actress and dancer.

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	Actress, dancer
Years active	1959–2000s
Spouse(s)	Jerry Orbach ​ ​ (m. 1979; died 2004)​

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).[1] 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.[1][2]

References

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.

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