Fran Drescher
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.
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Credits
- 2024 · Twiggy as
- 2024 · A Tooth Fairy Tale as
- 2023 · V.C. Andrews' Dawn as Agnes Morris
- 2023 · Pamela, A Love Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Eunice (voice)
- 2021 · Mr. Mayor as Angelica Masters
- 2020 · The Christmas Setup as Kate Spencer
- 2020 · Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Joanne
- 2020 · The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- 2020 · Indebted as Debbie
- 2019 · After Class as Diane
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · The Creatress as Carrie Robards
- 2019 · Funny Women of a Certain Age as Herself
- 2018 · Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Eunice (voice)
- 2018 · Seven Women as
- 2018 · Alone Together as
- 2015 · Hotel Transylvania 2 as Eunice (voice)
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self - Contestant
- 2014 · The 7D as Encyclopedia (voice)
- 2014 · Broad City as Beverly Baumgarten
- 2013 · Brave Miss World as
- 2013 · Skum Rocks! as Self
- 2013 · Beat Bobby Flay as Herself
- 2013 · Beverly Hills Pawn as Self
- 2012 · Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- 2012 · Home & Family as
- 2012 · Hotel Transylvania as Eunice (voice)
- 2011 · Happily Divorced as Fran Lovett
- 2010 · The Fran Drescher Show as Self - Host
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2006 · Shark Bait as Pearl (voice)
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Santa's Slay as Virginia Mason
- 2005 · The Apprentice: Martha Stewart as
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2005 · Living with Fran as Fran Reeves
- 2004 · The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember as Self
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · Entourage as
- 2003 · The Simple Life as
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Beautiful Girl as Amanda
- 2002 · Good Morning, Miami as Roberta Diaz
- 2002 · What I Like About You as Fran Reeves
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Elaine Dockerty
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Irene Slater
- 2000 · Picking Up the Pieces as Sister Frida
- 1999 · Where Are They Now? as Self
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · Treyf as
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The Beautician and the Beast as Joy Miller
- 1996 · Jack as Dolores Durante
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
- 1994 · Car 54, Where Are You? as Velma Velour
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · The Nanny as Self
- 1993 · The Nanny as Fran Fine
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Rosemarie Russo
- 1992 · We're Talkin' Serious Money as Valerie
- 1991 · Princesses as Melissa Kirshner
- 1990 · WIOU as
- 1990 · Dream On as Kathleen
- 1990 · Cadillac Man as Joy Munchack
- 1990 · Wedding Band as Veronica
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Female Golem (voice)
- 1989 · It Had to Be You as
- 1989 · The Big Picture as Polo Habel
- 1989 · UHF as Pamela Finklestein
- 1989 · Love and Betrayal as Germaine
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mum as Jody Levin
- 1986 · ALF as Roxanne
- 1985 · 227 as
- 1984 · The Rosebud Beach Hotel as Linda
- 1984 · Who's the Boss? as
- 1984 · Young Lust as Sondra Banning
- 1984 · This Is Spinal Tap as Bobbi Flekman
- 1984 · Night Court as Miriam Brody
- 1983 · Doctor Detroit as Karen Blittstein
- 1981 · Ragtime as Mameh
- 1980 · The Hollywood Knights as Sally
- 1979 · Stranger in Our House as Carolyn Baker
- Future · Marty Supreme as
- 1980 · Gorp as Evie
- 1978 · American Hot Wax as Sheryl
- 1977 · Saturday Night Fever as Connie
- 1976 · Live from Lincoln Center as
- Future · Spinal Tap II as Bobbi Flekman
- Future · Charmed Lives as
- Future · I'd Rather be Calm as Leslie Harper Weinstein
- Future · Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self