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Fran Drescher

Acting

Fran Drescher

EN, IT, YI cinema · 51 credits

Born

30 September 1957 (age 69)

Birthplace

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Francine Joy Drescher · Francine 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.

Known for

Filmography

Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

ENNot rated

as Self

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues poster

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

EN · 20256.1

as Bobbi Flekman

A Tooth Fairy Tale poster

A Tooth Fairy Tale

EN · 20258.5

as Queen Mortina (voice)

Twiggy poster

Twiggy

EN · 20257.6

as Self

Marty Supreme poster

Marty Supreme

EN · 20257.4

as Rebecca Mauser

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania poster

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

EN · 20227.0

as Eunice (voice)

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

EN · 20206.0

as Self

The Christmas Setup poster

The Christmas Setup

EN · 20206.3

as Kate Spencer

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens poster

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

EN · 2020Not rated

as Joanne

After Class poster

After Class

EN · 20195.3

as Diane

Funny Women of a Certain Age poster

Funny Women of a Certain Age

EN · 20193.5

as Herself

The Creatress poster

The Creatress

EN · 20196.2

as Carrie Robards

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

EN · 20186.8

as Eunice (voice)

Seven Women poster

Seven Women

IT · 20188.5

Actor

Hotel Transylvania 2 poster

Hotel Transylvania 2

EN · 20156.8

as Eunice (voice)

Brave Miss World poster

Brave Miss World

EN · 20135.5

as Self

Skum Rocks! poster

Skum Rocks!

EN · 20133.0

as Self

Hotel Transylvania poster

Hotel Transylvania

EN · 20127.0

as Eunice (voice)

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center poster

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

EN · 20082.0

as Morgan Le Fay

Shark Bait poster

Shark Bait

EN · 20064.9

as Pearl (voice)

Santa's Slay poster

Santa's Slay

EN · 20055.5

as Virginia Mason

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember poster

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember

EN · 200410.0

as Self

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

EN · 2004Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

Beautiful Girl poster

Beautiful Girl

EN · 20036.7

as Amanda

Picking Up the Pieces poster

Picking Up the Pieces

EN · 20004.4

as Sister Frida

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

EN · 20007.0

as Self

Treyf poster

Treyf

YI · 19981.0

Actor

The Beautician and the Beast poster

The Beautician and the Beast

EN · 19976.7

as Joy Miller, Executive Producer

Jack poster

Jack

EN · 19966.3

as Dolores Durante

The Nanny: Oy to the World poster

The Nanny: Oy to the World

EN · 1995Not rated

as Fran Fine (voice), Writer, Executive Producer

Car 54, Where Are You? poster

Car 54, Where Are You?

EN · 19943.6

as Velma Velour

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers poster

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

EN · 19936.5

as Rosemarie Russo

We're Talkin' Serious Money poster

We're Talkin' Serious Money

EN · 19925.6

as Valerie

Cadillac Man poster

Cadillac Man

EN · 19905.8

as Joy Munchack

Wedding Band poster

Wedding Band

EN · 19905.0

as Veronica

UHF poster

UHF

EN · 19896.7

as Pamela Finklestein

Love and Betrayal poster

Love and Betrayal

EN · 198910.0

as Germaine

The Big Picture poster

The Big Picture

EN · 19895.9

as Polo Habel

It Had to Be You

1989

It Had to Be You

EN · 19899.0

Actor

Rock 'N Roll Mom poster

Rock 'N Roll Mom

EN · 19884.2

as Jody Levin

The Rosebud Beach Hotel poster

The Rosebud Beach Hotel

EN · 19844.5

as Linda

This Is Spinal Tap poster

This Is Spinal Tap

EN · 19847.4

as Bobbi Flekman

Young Lust: A Soap Opera poster

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

EN · 19843.5

as Sondra Banning

P.O.P.

1984

P.O.P.

EN · 1984Not rated

as Maggie Newton

Doctor Detroit poster

Doctor Detroit

EN · 19835.1

as Karen Blittstein

Ragtime poster

Ragtime

EN · 19817.0

as Mameh

The Hollywood Knights poster

The Hollywood Knights

EN · 19805.8

as Sally

Gorp poster

Gorp

EN · 19803.5

as Evie

Stranger in Our House poster

Stranger in Our House

EN · 19795.3

as Carolyn Baker

American Hot Wax poster

American Hot Wax

EN · 19785.8

as Sheryl

Saturday Night Fever poster

Saturday Night Fever

EN · 19776.7

as Connie