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