Fran Drescher
Known for

Acting

Credits

116

Gender

Woman

Birthday

30 Sept 1957 (66)

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
I'd Rather be CalmLeslie Harper Weinstein
Charmed Lives
2024A Tooth Fairy Tale
Spinal Tap IIBobbi Flekman
2023Pamela, A Love StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023V.C. Andrews' DawnAgnes Morris
2022Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaEunice (voice)
2021Mr. MayorAngelica Masters
2020The Christmas SetupKate Spencer
2020IndebtedDebbie
2020The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessSelf
2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensJoanne
2019After ClassDiane
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2019The CreatressCarrie Robards
2019Funny Women of a Certain AgeHerself
2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationEunice (voice)
2018Alone Together
2018Seven Women
2015Hotel Transylvania 2Eunice (voice)
2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf - Contestant
2014Broad CityBeverly Baumgarten
2014The 7DEncyclopedia (voice)
2013Beat Bobby FlayHerself
2013Brave Miss World
2013Skum Rocks!Self
2013Beverly Hills PawnSelf
2012Hotel TransylvaniaEunice (voice)
2012Home & Family
2012Gotham Comedy LiveSelf - Host
2011Happily DivorcedFran Lovett
2010The Fran Drescher ShowSelf - Host
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2008Shatner's Raw NerveSelf
2007Thank God You're HereSelf
2006Shark BaitPearl (voice)
2005Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron
2005Santa's SlayVirginia Mason
2005Living with FranFran Reeves
2005The Reichen ShowSelf
2005The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2004Entourage
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf
2004The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to RememberSelf
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003The Simple Life
2003Beautiful GirlAmanda
2002What I Like About YouFran Reeves
2002Good Morning, MiamiRoberta Diaz
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentElaine Dockerty
2000Picking Up the PiecesSister Frida
2000Strong MedicineIrene Slater
1999Where Are They Now?Self
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
1998Treyf
1997The Beautician and the BeastJoy Miller
1997The ViewSelf
1996JackDolores Durante
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
1995MADtvSelf
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastSelf
1994Car 54, Where Are You?Velma Velour
1993The NannySelf
1993The NannyFran Fine
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993Intimate PortraitSelf
1993Without Warning: Terror in the TowersRosemarie Russo
1992We're Talkin' Serious MoneyValerie
1991PrincessesMelissa Kirshner
1990Cadillac ManJoy Munchack
1990Dream OnKathleen
1990Wedding BandVeronica
1990WIOU
1989The SimpsonsFemale Golem (voice)
1989UHFPamela Finklestein
1989The Big PicturePolo Habel
1989Love and BetrayalGermaine
1989It Had to Be You
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988Rock 'N Roll MumJody Levin
1986ALFRoxanne
1985227
1984This Is Spinal TapBobbi Flekman
1984Who's the Boss?
1984Night CourtMiriam Brody
1984The Rosebud Beach HotelLinda
1984Young LustSondra Banning
1983Doctor DetroitKaren Blittstein
1981RagtimeMameh
1980The Hollywood KnightsSally
1980GorpEvie
1979Stranger in Our HouseCarolyn Baker
1978American Hot WaxSheryl
1977Saturday Night FeverConnie
1976Live from Lincoln Center
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2011Happily DivorcedStory
2011Happily DivorcedCreator
2010The Fran Drescher ShowExecutive Producer
2010The Fran Drescher ShowCreator
2007La NiñeraCreator
2005Living with FranWriter
2005Living with FranProducer
2005La NanyCreator
2004My Fair NannyWriter
2004My Fair NannyCreator
2004The NannyStory
2004The NannyCreator
2000Strong MedicineDirector
1997The Beautician and the BeastExecutive Producer
1993The NannyWriter
1993The NannyDirector
1993The NannyProducer
1993The NannyStory
1993The NannyCreator