Fran Drescher
Biography
Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American actress, comedian, writer, activist, and trade union leader. Drescher is known for her role as Fran Fine in the television sitcom The Nanny (1993–1999). Drescher made her screen debut with a small role in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, and later appeared in American Hot Wax (1978) and Wes Craven's horror tale Stranger in Our House (1978). In the 1980s, she gained recognition as a comedic actress in the films Gorp (1980), The Hollywood Knights (1980), Doctor Detroit (1983), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and UHF (1989) while establishing a television career with guest appearances on several series. In 1993, she achieved wider fame as Fran Fine in her own sitcom vehicle The Nanny, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Television Series during the show's run. In the 2000s, Drescher reinforced her position as a leading sitcom star with Living with Fran and Happily Divorced. Since 2012, she has starred in the animated Hotel Transylvania film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fran Drescher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Joy Munchack
Cadillac Man
Connie
Saturday Night Fever
Sally
The Hollywood Knights
Evie
Gorp
Karen Blittstein
Doctor Detroit
Velma Velour
Car 54, Where Are You?
Dolores Durante
Jack
Pamela Finklestein
UHF
Brave Miss World
Virginia Mason
Santa's Slay
Sheryl
American Hot Wax
Amanda
Beautiful Girl
Carolyn Baker
Stranger in Our House
Joy Miller
The Beautician and the Beast
Pearl (voice)
Shark Bait
Eunice (voice)
Hotel Transylvania
Linda
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
Sister Frida
Picking Up the Pieces
Valerie
We're Talkin' Serious Money
Self
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
Germaine
Love and Betrayal
Eunice (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Polo Habel
The Big Picture
Mameh
Ragtime
Treyf
Bobbi Flekman
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Bobbi Flekman
This Is Spinal Tap
Self
Skum Rocks!
Jody Levin
Rock 'N Roll Mum
It Had to Be You
Eunice (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Diane
After Class
Sondra Banning
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Herself
Funny Women of a Certain Age
Carrie Robards
The Creatress
Rosemarie Russo
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Veronica
Wedding Band
Seven Women
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Kate Spencer
The Christmas Setup
Joanne
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Eunice (voice)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
A Tooth Fairy Tale
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pamela, A Love Story
Marty Supreme
Self
Twiggy
Self
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Morgan Le Fay
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
Self
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Female
Birthday
1957-09-30
Place of Birth
Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Φραν Ντρέσερ