Fran Drescher
Biography
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Simpsons
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
Hollywood Squares
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Simpsons
as Female Golem (voice) · 1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
Saturday Night Live
as Concert Goer (uncredited) · 1975
The View
as Self · 1997
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist · 1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Elaine Dockerty · 2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
The Nanny
as Fran Fine · 1993
Entourage
as Mrs. Levine · 2004
Strong Medicine
as Irene Slater · 2000
Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron · 2005
Night Court
as Miriam Brody · 1984
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self · 2020
Who's the Boss?
· 1984
Intimate Portrait
as Self · 1993
The Tony Danza Show
as Self · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
· 2004
The Reichen Show
as Self · 2005
ALF
as Roxanne · 1986
Beat Bobby Flay
as Self · 2013
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self · 2015
Broad City
as Beverly Baumgarten · 2014
The 7D
as Encyclopedia (voice) · 2014
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self · 1994
What I Like About You
as Fran Reeves · 2002
Marty Supreme
as Rebecca Mauser · 2025
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host · 2012
Hotel Transylvania
as Eunice (voice) · 2012
Dream On
as Kathleen · 1990
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Eunice (voice) · 2018
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Eunice (voice) · 2015
227
· 1985
Where Are They Now?
as Self · 1999
Lubach
as Self · 2025
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Eunice (voice) · 2022
Mr. Mayor
as Angelica Masters · 2021
Good Morning, Miami
as Roberta Diaz · 2002
Civil Wars
as Norma Baker · 1991
Live from Lincoln Center
· 1976
Home & Family
· 2012
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest · 1996
Alone Together
· 2018
Living with Fran
as Fran Reeves · 2005
The Simple Life
· 2003
Happily Divorced
as Fran Lovett · 2011
Saturday Night Fever
as Connie · 1977
Shatner's Raw Nerve
as Self · 2008
Shark Bait
as Pearl (voice) · 2006
This Is Spinal Tap
as Bobbi Flekman · 1984
Welcome to the Wayne
as Barbara Wasserman · 2018
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
as Self · 2020
The Fran Drescher Show
as Self - Host · 2010
Indebted
as Debbie · 2020
Jack
as Dolores Durante · 1996
The Beautician and the Beast
as Joy Miller · 1997
WIOU
· 1990
Thank God You're Here
as Self · 2007
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Bobbi Flekman · 2025
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
· 2005
Beverly Hills Pawn
as Self · 2013
MADtv
as Self · 1995
A Tooth Fairy Tale
as Queen Mortina (voice) · 2025
V.C. Andrews' Dawn
as Agnes Morris · 2023
Cadillac Man
as Joy Munchack · 1990
Santa's Slay
as Virginia Mason · 2005
The Big Picture
as Polo Habel · 1989
UHF
as Pamela Finklestein · 1989
Picking Up the Pieces
as Sister Frida · 2000
Ragtime
as Mameh · 1981
The Hollywood Knights
as Sally · 1980
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Velma Velour · 1994
Stranger in Our House
as Carolyn Baker · 1979
Doctor Detroit
as Karen Blittstein · 1983
The Christmas Setup
as Kate Spencer · 2020
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
as Sondra Banning · 1984
Princesses
as Melissa Kirshner · 1991
The Nanny: Oy to the World
as Fran Fine (voice) · 1995
Twiggy
as Self · 2025
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self · 2000
We're Talkin' Serious Money
as Valerie · 1992
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
as Morgan Le Fay · 2008
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Joanne · 2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self · 2020
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
as Linda · 1984
I'd Rather Be Calm
as Leslie Harper Weinstein
The Creatress
as Carrie Robards · 2019
Skum Rocks!
as Self · 2013
Charmed Lives
American Hot Wax
as Sheryl · 1978
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
as Self · 2004
Love and Betrayal
as Germaine · 1989
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self
Brave Miss World
as Self · 2013
Rock 'N Roll Mom
as Jody Levin · 1988
After Class
as Diane · 2019
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Rosemarie Russo · 1993
Beautiful Girl
as Amanda · 2003
It Had to Be You
· 1989
Wedding Band
as Veronica · 1990
Treyf
· 1998
Gorp
as Evie · 1980
Funny Women of a Certain Age
as Herself · 2019
P.O.P.
as Maggie Newton · 1984
Stable Ronaldo & Jynxzi's Minecraft Marathon
· 2026
Seven Women
· 2018