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Fran Drescher

Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American film and television actress, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, author, singer, talk show host, political lobbyist and health activist. Drescher made her screen debut with a small role in the 1977 blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever prior to appearing in films such as the biopic American Hot Wax (1978), and Wes Craven's horror film Summer of Fear (1978). In the 1980s, she gained recognition as a comedic actress in the films 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 1991, Drescher garnered her first leading role in the short-living CBS sitcom Princesses and, in 1993, 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. She received further recognition for her performances in Jack (1996) and The Beautician and the Beast (1997) and reinforced her reputation as a leading sitcom star with Living With Fran (2005–2006) and Happily Divorced (2011). A uterine cancer survivor, Drescher is an outspoken healthcare advocate and LGBT rights activist, and is noted for her work as a Public Diplomacy Envoy for Women's Health Issues for the U.S. State Department. Divorced from writer and producer Peter Marc Jacobson, she currently lives in Malibu, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fran Drescher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Sep 30, 1957 In Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
80
First Appeared:
In the movie Spinal Tap II
Latest Project:
Movie Marty Supreme 2025
Known For
Poster of Beat Bobby Flay
Poster of The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Poster of Charmed Lives
Poster of I'd Rather be Calm
Filmography
Series I'd Rather be Calm Leslie Harper Weinstein 2025
Movie Marty Supreme 2025
Series Charmed Lives 2025
Movie Spinal Tap II Bobbi Flekman 2025
Movie Twiggy 2024-10-15
Series V.C. Andrews' Dawn Agnes Morris 2023-07-08
Movie Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Eunice (voice) 2022-01-31
Movie Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Self 2020-04-21
Movie Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Joanne 2020-12-01
Movie The Christmas Setup Kate Spencer 2020-12-12
Series Indebted Debbie 2020-02-06
Movie Funny Women of a Certain Age Herself 2019-03-23
Movie The Creatress Carrie Robards 2019-08-23
Movie After Class Diane 2019-12-06
Movie Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Eunice (voice) 2018-06-28
Movie Seven Women 2018-03-08
Series Alone Together Unknown 2018-01-10
Movie Hotel Transylvania 2 Eunice (voice) 2015-09-21
Series Beat Bobby Flay Herself 2013-08-24
Movie Skum Rocks! Self 2013-09-26
Movie Brave Miss World 2013-12-13
Series Home & Family Unknown 2012-10-01
Movie Hotel Transylvania Eunice (voice) 2012-09-20
Series Happily Divorced Fran Lovett 2011-06-15
Series The Fran Drescher Show Self - Host 2010-11-26
Movie Shark Bait Pearl (voice) 2006-07-07
Series The Reichen Show Unknown 2005-11-11
Series Living with Fran Fran Reeves 2005-04-08
Series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart Unknown 2005-09-21
Movie Santa's Slay Virginia Mason 2005-10-25
Series The Tony Danza Show Unknown 2004-09-13
Series Entourage Unknown 2004-07-18
Movie Beautiful Girl Amanda 2003-01-01
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08
Series The Simple Life Unknown 2003-12-02
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series What I Like About You Unknown 2002-09-20
Series Law & Order: Criminal Intent Elaine Dockerty 2001-09-30
Movie Picking Up the Pieces Sister Frida 2000-05-26
Series Strong Medicine Irene Slater 2000-07-23
Series Where Are They Now? Unknown 1999-06-07
Movie Treyf 1998-06-07
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie The Beautician and the Beast Joy Miller 1997-02-07
Movie Jack Dolores Durante 1996-08-09
Series The Rosie O'Donnell Show Unknown 1996-06-10
Series MADtv Unknown 1995-10-14
Movie Car 54, Where Are You? Velma Velour 1994-01-28
Movie Without Warning: Terror in the Towers Rosemarie Russo 1993-05-26
Series Intimate Portrait Unknown 1993-11-14
Series The Nanny Fran Fine 1993-11-03
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Movie We're Talkin' Serious Money Valerie 1992-05-08
Series Princesses Melissa Kirshner 1991-09-27
Series Dream On Unknown 1990-07-08
Movie Wedding Band Veronica 1990-03-02
Movie Cadillac Man Joy Munchack 1990-05-18
Series WIOU Unknown 1990-10-24
Movie Love and Betrayal Germaine 1989-04-16
Movie UHF Pamela Finklestein 1989-07-21
Movie It Had to Be You 1989-10-27
Movie The Big Picture Polo Habel 1989-09-15
Series The Simpsons Unknown 1989-12-17
Movie Rock 'N Roll Mum Jody Levin 1988-02-07
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Series ALF Unknown 1986-09-22
Series 227 Unknown 1985-09-14
Movie The Rosebud Beach Hotel Linda 1984-11-02
Series Night Court Unknown 1984-01-04
Series Who's the Boss? Unknown 1984-09-20
Movie Young Lust Sondra Banning 1984-04-27
Movie This Is Spinal Tap Bobbi Flekman 1984-03-02
Movie Doctor Detroit Karen Blittstein 1983-05-06
Movie Ragtime Mameh 1981-11-20
Movie The Hollywood Knights Sally 1980-05-18
Movie Gorp Evie 1980-05-01
Movie Stranger in Our House Carolyn Baker 1979-08-16
Movie American Hot Wax Sheryl 1978-03-17
Movie Saturday Night Fever Connie 1977-12-16
Series Live from Lincoln Center Unknown 1976-01-30