Fran Drescher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 30, 1957
- Birthplace
- Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary TBA
as Self
Marty Supreme 2025
as Rebecca Mauser
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 2025
as Bobbi Flekman
A Tooth Fairy Tale 2025
as Queen Mortina (voice)
Twiggy 2025
as Self
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022
as Eunice (voice)
The Christmas Setup 2020
as Kate Spencer
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 2020
as Joanne
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 2020
as Self
After Class 2019
as Diane
The Creatress 2019
as Carrie Robards
Funny Women of a Certain Age 2019
as Herself
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018
as Eunice (voice)
Seven Women 2018
Actor
Hotel Transylvania 2 2015
as Eunice (voice)
Brave Miss World 2013
as Self
Skum Rocks! 2013
as Self
Hotel Transylvania 2012
as Eunice (voice)
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center 2008
as Morgan Le Fay
Shark Bait 2006
as Pearl (voice)
Santa's Slay 2005
as Virginia Mason
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember 2004
as Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Girl 2003
as Amanda
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy 2000
as Self
Picking Up the Pieces 2000
as Sister Frida
Treyf 1998
Actor
The Beautician and the Beast 1997
as Joy Miller, Executive Producer
Jack 1996
as Dolores Durante
The Nanny: Oy to the World 1995
as Fran Fine (voice), Writer, Executive Producer
Car 54, Where Are You? 1994
as Velma Velour
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers 1993
as Rosemarie Russo
We're Talkin' Serious Money 1992
as Valerie
Cadillac Man 1990
as Joy Munchack
Wedding Band 1990
as Veronica
- It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You 1989
Actor
The Big Picture 1989
as Polo Habel
UHF 1989
as Pamela Finklestein
Love and Betrayal 1989
as Germaine
Rock 'N Roll Mom 1988
as Jody Levin
The Rosebud Beach Hotel 1984
as Linda
- P.O.P.
P.O.P. 1984
as Maggie Newton
Young Lust: A Soap Opera 1984
as Sondra Banning
This Is Spinal Tap 1984
as Bobbi Flekman
Doctor Detroit 1983
as Karen Blittstein
Ragtime 1981
as Mameh
The Hollywood Knights 1980
as Sally
Gorp 1980
as Evie
Stranger in Our House 1979
as Carolyn Baker
American Hot Wax 1978
as Sheryl
Saturday Night Fever 1977
as Connie
Credits from TMDB.