Fran Drescher

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1957-09-30 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Φραν Ντρέσερ

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

Actor

Spinal Tap II

as Bobbi Flekman

I'd Rather be Calm

as Leslie Harper Weinstein

2024
2023
Pamela, A Love Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
V.C. Andrews' Dawn

as Agnes Morris

2022
2021
Mr. Mayor

as Angelica Masters

2020
The Christmas Setup

as Kate Spencer

2020
Indebted

as Debbie

2019
After Class

as Diane

2019
The Creatress

as Carrie Robards

2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2015
Hotel Transylvania 2

as Eunice (voice)

2015
Celebrity Family Feud

as Self - Contestant

2014
The 7D

as Encyclopedia (voice)

2014
Broad City

as Beverly Baumgarten

2013
Skum Rocks!

as Self

2013
Beat Bobby Flay

as Herself

2013
2012
Hotel Transylvania

as Eunice (voice)

2012
Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Host

2011
Happily Divorced

as Fran Lovett

2010
The Fran Drescher Show

as Self - Host

2006
Shark Bait

as Pearl (voice)

2005
Santa's Slay

as Virginia Mason

2005
2005
Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

2005
Living with Fran

as Fran Reeves

2003
Beautiful Girl

as Amanda

2002
Good Morning, Miami

as Roberta Diaz

2002
What I Like About You

as Fran Reeves

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Elaine Dockerty

2000
Picking Up the Pieces

as Sister Frida

2000
Strong Medicine

as Irene Slater

1998
1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Jack

as Dolores Durante

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

1995
MADtv

as Self

1994
Car 54, Where Are You?

as Velma Velour

1993
1993
The Nanny

as Self

1993
The Nanny

as Fran Fine

1993
1991
Princesses

as Melissa Kirshner

1990
Cadillac Man

as Joy Munchack

1990
Wedding Band

as Veronica

1990
1990
Dream On

as Kathleen

1989
The Big Picture

as Polo Habel

1989
UHF

as Pamela Finklestein

1989
Love and Betrayal

as Germaine

1989
The Simpsons

as Female Golem (voice)

1988
Rock 'N Roll Mum

as Jody Levin

1986
ALF

as Roxanne

1985
1984
Young Lust

as Sondra Banning

1984
This Is Spinal Tap

as Bobbi Flekman

1984
Night Court

as Miriam Brody

1983
Doctor Detroit

as Karen Blittstein

1981
Ragtime

as Mameh

1980
Gorp

as Evie

1979
Stranger in Our House

as Carolyn Baker

1978
1977

Writer

2011
2005
2004
My Fair Nanny

as Writer

2004
The Nanny

as Story

1993
The Nanny

as Writer

1993
The Nanny

as Story

Creator

2011
Happily Divorced

as Creator

2010
2007
La Niñera

as Creator

2005
La Nany

as Creator

2004
The Nanny

as Creator

1993
The Nanny

as Creator

Producer

2010
The Fran Drescher Show

as Executive Producer

2005
Living with Fran

as Producer

1997
The Beautician and the Beast

as Executive Producer

1993
The Nanny

as Producer

Director

2000
Strong Medicine

as Director

1993
The Nanny

as Director