Person Details

Birthday: 1957-09-30 02:17:33

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 29


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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8

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

(2001) Elaine Dockerty
Hell's Kitchen
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7

Hell's Kitchen

(2005) Self - Restaurant Patron
The 7D
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6

The 7D

(2014) Encyclopedia (voice)
Intimate Portrait
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5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self
Where Are They Now?
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8

Where Are They Now?

(1999) Self
Celebrity Family Feud
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8

Celebrity Family Feud

(2015) Self - Contestant
Beat Bobby Flay
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7

Beat Bobby Flay

(2013) Herself
Strong Medicine
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7

Strong Medicine

(2000) Irene Slater

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Agnes Morris
2022 Eunice (voice)
2021 Angelica Masters
2020 Kate Spencer
Joanne
Self
Self
Debbie
2019 Diane
Self - Guest
Carrie Robards
Herself
2018 Eunice (voice)
N/A
N/A
2015 Eunice (voice)
Self - Contestant
2014 Encyclopedia (voice)
2013 N/A
Self
Herself
Self
2012 Self - Host
N/A
Eunice (voice)
2011 Fran Lovett
2010 Self - Host
2006 Pearl (voice)
2005 Self
Virginia Mason
N/A
Self - Restaurant Patron
Fran Reeves
2004 Self
Self
N/A
2003 N/A
Self
N/A
Amanda
2002 Fran Reeves
2001 Elaine Dockerty
2000 Irene Slater
Sister Frida
1999 Self
1998 N/A
N/A
1997 Self
Joy Miller
1996 Dolores Durante
Self - Guest
1995 Self
1994 Self
Velma Velour
1993 Self
Fran Fine
Self
Self - Guest
Rosemarie Russo
1992 Valerie
1991 Melissa Kirshner
1990 N/A
N/A
Joy Munchack
Veronica
1989 Female Golem (voice)
N/A
Polo Habel
Pamela Finklestein
Germaine
1988 N/A
Jody Levin
1986 Roxanne
1985 N/A
1984 Linda
N/A
N/A
Bobbi Flekman
Miriam Brody
1983 Karen Blittstein
1981 Mameh
1980 Sally
Evie
1979 Carolyn Baker
1978 Sheryl
1977 Connie
1976 N/A
N/A
Leslie Harper Weinstein
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Creator

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Executive Producer
2005 Producer
1997 Executive Producer
1993 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2000 Director
1993 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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