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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-09-30 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

2025

2023

Pamela, A Love Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
V.C. Andrews' Dawn as Agnes Morris

2022

2021

Mr. Mayor as Angelica Masters

2020

2019

After Class as Diane
The Creatress as Carrie Robards
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

2018

2015

Hotel Transylvania 2 as Eunice (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud as Self - Contestant

2014

The 7D as Encyclopedia (voice)
Broad City as Beverly Baumgarten

2013

2012

Hotel Transylvania as Eunice (voice)
Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host

2011

Happily Divorced as Fran Lovett

2010

The Fran Drescher Show as Self - Host

2009

2008

2007

2006

Shark Bait as Pearl (voice)

2005

Santa's Slay as Virginia Mason
Living with Fran as Fran Reeves
Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron

2004

2003

2002

What I Like About You as Fran Reeves
Good Morning, Miami as Roberta Diaz

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Elaine Dockerty

2000

Picking Up the Pieces as Sister Frida
Strong Medicine as Irene Slater

1999

1998

Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist

1997

1996

Jack as Dolores Durante
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1995

MADtv as Self

1994

1993

1992

1991

Princesses as Melissa Kirshner

1990

Cadillac Man as Joy Munchack
Wedding Band as Veronica
Dream On as Kathleen

1989

UHF as Pamela Finklestein
Love and Betrayal as Germaine
The Big Picture as Polo Habel
The Simpsons as Female Golem (voice)

1988

Rock 'N Roll Mum as Jody Levin
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1986

ALF as Roxanne

1985

1984

This Is Spinal Tap as Bobbi Flekman
Young Lust as Sondra Banning
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

1976

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Production

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

Writing

2011

2005

2004

My Fair Nanny as Writer
The Nanny as Story

1993

The Nanny as Writer
The Nanny as Story

Directing

2000

Strong Medicine as Director

1993

The Nanny as Director

Creator

2011

Happily Divorced as Creator

2010

2007

La Niñera as Creator

2005

La Nany as Creator

2004

The Nanny as Creator
My Fair Nanny as Creator

1993

The Nanny as Creator