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
Homepage:
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
(2001) Elaine DockertyHell's Kitchen
(2005) Self - Restaurant PatronThe 7D
(2014) Encyclopedia (voice)Intimate Portrait
(1993) SelfWhere Are They Now?
(1999) SelfCelebrity Family Feud
(2015) Self - ContestantBeat Bobby Flay
(2013) HerselfStrong Medicine
(2000) Irene SlaterActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2011 | Story | |
2005 | Writer | |
2004 | Writer | |
Story | ||
1993 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2011 | Creator | |
2010 | Creator | |
2005 | Creator | |
2004 | Creator | |
Creator | ||
2003 | Creator | |
1993 | Creator | |
Creator | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2010 | Executive Producer | |
2005 | Producer | |
1997 | Executive Producer | |
1993 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2000 | Director | |
1993 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |