Fran Drescher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Fran Drescher

American film and television actress, comedian, screenwriter, TV director, producer, author and activist

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1957

Place of Birth: Flushing, New York, United States

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, singer, television presenter, character actor, stage actor, voice actor, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About Fran Drescher

  • Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American actress, comedian, writer and activist.
  • She is best known for her role as Fran Fine in the hit TV series The Nanny (1993–99), and for her nasal voice and thick New York accent. 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 trilogy. On February 4, 2014, Drescher made her Broadway debut in Cinderella as stepmother Madame and is set to star in the new 2020 NBC comedy Indebted. 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.
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  • Divorced from writer and producer Peter Marc Jacobson, she lives in Malibu, California.

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