Fran Drescher
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1957-09-30 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Female Golem (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Elaine Dockerty
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Concert Goer (uncredited)
TV Shows (59)
The Simpsons
1989
as Female Golem (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Elaine Dockerty
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Concert Goer (uncredited)
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Nanny
1993
as Fran Fine
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Mrs. Levine
Night Court
1984
as Miriam Brody
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
Strong Medicine
2000
as Irene Slater
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
ALF
1986
as Roxanne
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
Who's the Boss?
1984
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Beat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
The 7D
2014
as Encyclopedia (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Broad City
2014
as Beverly Baumgarten
227
1985
What I Like About You
2002
as Fran Reeves
Dream On
1990
as Kathleen
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Good Morning, Miami
2002
as Roberta Diaz
Mr. Mayor
2021
as Angelica Masters
Civil Wars
1991
as Norma Baker
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Living with Fran
2005
as Fran Reeves
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
as Self
Lubach
2025
Welcome to the Wayne
2018
as Barbara Wasserman
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
Happily Divorced
2011
as Fran Lovett
Home & Family
2012
WIOU
1990
The Simple Life
2003
Alone Together
2018
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
as Self - Host
Beverly Hills Pawn
2013
as Self
Indebted
2020
as Debbie
Thank God You're Here
2007
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
Princesses
1991
as Melissa Kirshner
V.C. Andrews' Dawn
2023
as Agnes Morris
I'd Rather Be Calm
as Leslie Harper Weinstein
Charmed Lives
Movies (51)
Marty Supreme
2025
as Rebecca Mauser
Hotel Transylvania
2012
as Eunice (voice)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
as Eunice (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
as Eunice (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Eunice (voice)
A Tooth Fairy Tale
2025
as Queen Mortina (voice)
Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Connie
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
as Bobbi Flekman
Jack
1996
as Dolores Durante
Shark Bait
2006
as Pearl (voice)
Ragtime
1981
as Mameh
UHF
1989
as Pamela Finklestein
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
as Bobbi Flekman
The Beautician and the Beast
1997
as Joy Miller
Cadillac Man
1990
as Joy Munchack
The Hollywood Knights
1980
as Sally
The Big Picture
1989
as Polo Habel
Santa's Slay
2005
as Virginia Mason
Twiggy
2025
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
1984
as Linda
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
1984
as Sondra Banning
Doctor Detroit
1983
as Karen Blittstein
We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992
as Valerie
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
2004
as Self
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Joanne
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
as Rosemarie Russo
The Christmas Setup
2020
as Kate Spencer
After Class
2019
as Diane
Skum Rocks!
2013
as Self
Stranger in Our House
1979
as Carolyn Baker
American Hot Wax
1978
as Sheryl
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Sister Frida
The Creatress
2019
as Carrie Robards
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Car 54, Where Are You?
1994
as Velma Velour
Gorp
1980
as Evie
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self
Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988
as Jody Levin
Funny Women of a Certain Age
2019
as Herself
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008
as Morgan Le Fay
The Nanny: Oy to the World
1995
as Fran Fine (voice)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self
Love and Betrayal
1989
as Germaine
Brave Miss World
2013
as Self
Wedding Band
1990
as Veronica
P.O.P.
1984
as Maggie Newton
Beautiful Girl
2003
as Amanda
Treyf
1998
It Had to Be You
1989
Seven Women
2018
About 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 (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), Thi… With 110 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Fran Drescher has appeared in 51 films and 59 TV shows.
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- Marty Supreme (2025) — as Rebecca Mauser
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) — as Eunice (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) — as Eunice (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) — as Eunice (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) — as Eunice (voice)
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