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 19931999 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 Cravens 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 shows 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia