Fran Drescher
Acting
- Born:
- 1957-09-30
- Place of birth:
- Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Marty Supreme
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
A Tooth Fairy Tale
Lubach
Twiggy
V.C. Andrews' Dawn
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Mr. Mayor
The Christmas Setup
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
The Drew Barrymore Show
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Indebted
After Class
The Tamron Hall Show
The Creatress
Funny Women of a Certain Age
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Seven Women
Alone Together
Welcome to the Wayne
Hotel Transylvania 2
Celebrity Family Feud
The 7D
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Broad City
Brave Miss World
Skum Rocks!
Beat Bobby Flay
Beverly Hills Pawn
Gotham Comedy Live
Home & Family
Hotel Transylvania
Happily Divorced
The Fran Drescher Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
Thank God You're Here
Shark Bait
The Reichen Show
Santa's Slay
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Hell's Kitchen
Living with Fran
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
The Tony Danza Show
Entourage
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
The Simple Life
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Beautiful Girl
Good Morning, Miami
What I Like About You
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Strong Medicine
Picking Up the Pieces
Where Are They Now?
Hollywood Squares
Treyf
The View
The Beautician and the Beast
Jack
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Nanny: Oy to the World
MADtv
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Car 54, Where Are You?
Intimate Portrait
The Nanny
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
We're Talkin' Serious Money
Civil Wars
Princesses
WIOU
Dream On
Cadillac Man
Wedding Band
The Simpsons
It Had to Be You
The Big Picture
UHF
Love and Betrayal
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Rock 'N Roll Mom
ALF
227
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
Who's the Boss?
P.O.P.
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
This Is Spinal Tap
Night Court
Doctor Detroit
Ragtime
The Hollywood Knights
Gorp
Stranger in Our House
American Hot Wax
Saturday Night Fever
Live from Lincoln Center
Saturday Night Live
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Charmed Lives
I'd Rather Be Calm