Actor profile

Fran Drescher

30th September 1957 Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA 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.

51 Movies 59 TV Shows 110 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Marty Supreme poster

Marty Supreme 19th December 2025 as Rebecca Mauser

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues poster

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 12th September 2025 as Bobbi Flekman

A Tooth Fairy Tale poster

A Tooth Fairy Tale 2nd May 2025 as Queen Mortina (voice)

Twiggy poster

Twiggy 7th March 2025 as Self

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania poster

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 31st January 2022 as Eunice (voice)

The Christmas Setup poster

The Christmas Setup 12th December 2020 as Kate Spencer

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens poster

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 1st December 2020 as Joanne

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 21st April 2020 as Self

After Class poster

After Class 6th December 2019 as Diane

The Creatress poster

The Creatress 23rd August 2019 as Carrie Robards

Funny Women of a Certain Age poster

Funny Women of a Certain Age 23rd March 2019 as Herself

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 28th June 2018 as Eunice (voice)

Seven Women poster

Seven Women 8th March 2018

Hotel Transylvania 2 poster

Hotel Transylvania 2 21st September 2015 as Eunice (voice)

Brave Miss World poster

Brave Miss World 13th December 2013 as Self

Skum Rocks! poster

Skum Rocks! 26th September 2013 as Self

Hotel Transylvania poster

Hotel Transylvania 20th September 2012 as Eunice (voice)

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center poster

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center 8th May 2008 as Morgan Le Fay

Shark Bait poster

Shark Bait 7th July 2006 as Pearl (voice)

Santa's Slay poster

Santa's Slay 25th October 2005 as Virginia Mason

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember poster

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember 6th December 2004 as Self

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? 6th March 2004 as Self (archive footage)

Beautiful Girl poster

Beautiful Girl 1st January 2003 as Amanda

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy 3rd December 2000 as Self

Picking Up the Pieces poster

Picking Up the Pieces 26th May 2000 as Sister Frida

Treyf poster

Treyf 7th June 1998

The Beautician and the Beast poster

The Beautician and the Beast 7th February 1997 as Joy Miller

Jack poster

Jack 9th August 1996 as Dolores Durante

The Nanny: Oy to the World poster

The Nanny: Oy to the World 18th December 1995 as Fran Fine (voice)

Car 54, Where Are You? poster

Car 54, Where Are You? 28th January 1994 as Velma Velour

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers poster

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers 26th May 1993 as Rosemarie Russo

We're Talkin' Serious Money poster

We're Talkin' Serious Money 8th May 1992 as Valerie

Cadillac Man poster

Cadillac Man 18th May 1990 as Joy Munchack

Wedding Band poster

Wedding Band 2nd March 1990 as Veronica

It Had to Be You 27th October 1989

The Big Picture poster

The Big Picture 15th September 1989 as Polo Habel

UHF poster

UHF 21st July 1989 as Pamela Finklestein

Love and Betrayal poster

Love and Betrayal 16th April 1989 as Germaine

Rock 'N Roll Mom poster

Rock 'N Roll Mom 7th February 1988 as Jody Levin

The Rosebud Beach Hotel poster

The Rosebud Beach Hotel 2nd November 1984 as Linda

P.O.P. 16th August 1984 as Maggie Newton

Young Lust: A Soap Opera poster

Young Lust: A Soap Opera 27th April 1984 as Sondra Banning

This Is Spinal Tap poster

This Is Spinal Tap 2nd March 1984 as Bobbi Flekman

Doctor Detroit poster

Doctor Detroit 6th May 1983 as Karen Blittstein

Ragtime poster

Ragtime 20th November 1981 as Mameh

The Hollywood Knights poster

The Hollywood Knights 18th May 1980 as Sally

Gorp poster

Gorp 1st May 1980 as Evie

Stranger in Our House poster

Stranger in Our House 16th August 1979 as Carolyn Baker

American Hot Wax poster

American Hot Wax 17th March 1978 as Sheryl

Saturday Night Fever poster

Saturday Night Fever 16th December 1977 as Connie

Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self

Lubach poster

Lubach 24th March 2025

V.C. Andrews' Dawn poster

V.C. Andrews' Dawn 8th July 2023 as Agnes Morris

Mr. Mayor poster

Mr. Mayor 7th January 2021 as Angelica Masters

The Drew Barrymore Show poster

The Drew Barrymore Show 14th September 2020 as Self

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time poster

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time 21st April 2020 as Self

Indebted poster

Indebted 6th February 2020 as Debbie

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

Alone Together poster

Alone Together 10th January 2018

Welcome to the Wayne poster

Welcome to the Wayne 1st January 2018 as Barbara Wasserman

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self

The 7D poster

The 7D 7th July 2014 as Encyclopedia (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Broad City poster

Broad City 22nd January 2014 as Beverly Baumgarten

Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay 24th August 2013 as Self

Beverly Hills Pawn poster

Beverly Hills Pawn 6th May 2013 as Self

Gotham Comedy Live poster

Gotham Comedy Live 15th November 2012 as Self - Host

Home & Family poster

Home & Family 1st October 2012

Happily Divorced poster

Happily Divorced 15th June 2011 as Fran Lovett

The Fran Drescher Show poster

The Fran Drescher Show 26th November 2010 as Self - Host

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Shatner's Raw Nerve poster

Shatner's Raw Nerve 2nd December 2008 as Self

Thank God You're Here poster

Thank God You're Here 9th April 2007 as Self

The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show 11th November 2005 as Self

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart 21st September 2005

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self - Restaurant Patron

Living with Fran poster

Living with Fran 8th April 2005 as Fran Reeves

The Tony Danza Show 13th September 2004

Entourage poster

Entourage 18th July 2004 as Mrs. Levine

The Simple Life poster

The Simple Life 2nd December 2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Good Morning, Miami poster

Good Morning, Miami 26th September 2002 as Roberta Diaz

What I Like About You poster

What I Like About You 20th September 2002 as Fran Reeves

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Elaine Dockerty

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Irene Slater

Where Are They Now? 7th June 1999 as Self

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 14th September 1998 as Self - Panelist

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show 10th June 1996 as Self - Guest

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast 15th April 1994 as Self

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

The Nanny poster

The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Fran Fine

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self - Guest

Civil Wars poster

Civil Wars 20th November 1991 as Norma Baker

Princesses 27th September 1991 as Melissa Kirshner

WIOU poster

WIOU 24th October 1990

Dream On poster

Dream On 8th July 1990 as Kathleen

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Female Golem (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

ALF poster

ALF 22nd September 1986 as Roxanne

227 poster

227 14th September 1985

Who's the Boss? poster

Who's the Boss? 20th September 1984

Night Court poster

Night Court 4th January 1984 as Miriam Brody

Live from Lincoln Center poster

Live from Lincoln Center 30th January 1976

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Concert Goer (uncredited)

Charmed Lives

I'd Rather Be Calm as Leslie Harper Weinstein