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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Marty Supreme
Character:Rebecca Mauser
Release Date:19/12/2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Character:Bobbi Flekman
Release Date:12/09/2025
A Tooth Fairy Tale
Character:Queen Mortina (voice)
Release Date:02/05/2025
Twiggy
Character:Self
Release Date:07/03/2025
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Character:Eunice (voice)
Release Date:31/01/2022
The Christmas Setup
Character:Kate Spencer
Release Date:12/12/2020
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Character:Joanne
Release Date:01/12/2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Character:Self
Release Date:21/04/2020
After Class
Character:Diane
Release Date:06/12/2019
The Creatress
Character:Carrie Robards
Release Date:23/08/2019
Funny Women of a Certain Age
Character:Herself
Release Date:23/03/2019
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Character:Eunice (voice)
Release Date:28/06/2018
Seven Women
Character:
Release Date:08/03/2018
Hotel Transylvania 2
Character:Eunice (voice)
Release Date:21/09/2015
Brave Miss World
Character:
Release Date:13/12/2013
Skum Rocks!
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2013
Hotel Transylvania
Character:Eunice (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2012
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
Character:Morgan Le Fay
Release Date:08/05/2008
Shark Bait
Character:Pearl (voice)
Release Date:07/07/2006
Santa's Slay
Character:Virginia Mason
Release Date:25/10/2005
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/03/2004
Beautiful Girl
Character:Amanda
Release Date:01/01/2003
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2000
Picking Up the Pieces
Character:Sister Frida
Release Date:26/05/2000
Treyf
Character:
Release Date:07/06/1998
The Beautician and the Beast
Character:Joy Miller
Release Date:07/02/1997
Jack
Character:Dolores Durante
Release Date:09/08/1996
The Nanny: Oy to the World
Character:Fran Fine (voice)
Release Date:18/12/1995
Car 54, Where Are You?
Character:Velma Velour
Release Date:28/01/1994
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Character:Rosemarie Russo
Release Date:26/05/1993
We're Talkin' Serious Money
Character:Valerie
Release Date:08/05/1992
Cadillac Man
Character:Joy Munchack
Release Date:18/05/1990
Wedding Band
Character:Veronica
Release Date:02/03/1990
It Had to Be You
Character:
Release Date:27/10/1989
The Big Picture
Character:Polo Habel
Release Date:15/09/1989
UHF
Character:Pamela Finklestein
Release Date:21/07/1989
Love and Betrayal
Character:Germaine
Release Date:16/04/1989
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Character:Jody Levin
Release Date:07/02/1988
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
Character:Linda
Release Date:02/11/1984
P.O.P.
Character:Maggie Newton
Release Date:16/08/1984
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Character:Sondra Banning
Release Date:27/04/1984
This Is Spinal Tap
Character:Bobbi Flekman
Release Date:02/03/1984
Doctor Detroit
Character:Karen Blittstein
Release Date:06/05/1983
Ragtime
Character:Mameh
Release Date:20/11/1981
The Hollywood Knights
Character:Sally
Release Date:18/05/1980
Gorp
Character:Evie
Release Date:01/05/1980
Stranger in Our House
Character:Carolyn Baker
Release Date:16/08/1979
American Hot Wax
Character:Sheryl
Release Date:17/03/1978
Saturday Night Fever
Character:Connie
Release Date:16/12/1977
Television Appearances
V.C. Andrews' Dawn
Character:Agnes Morris
Mr. Mayor
Character:Angelica Masters
The Drew Barrymore Show
Character:Self
Indebted
Character:Debbie
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
Alone Together
Character:
Welcome to the Wayne
Character:Barbara Wasserman
Celebrity Family Feud
Character:Self
The 7D
Character:Encyclopedia (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
Broad City
Character:Beverly Baumgarten
Beat Bobby Flay
Character:Herself
Beverly Hills Pawn
Character:Self
Gotham Comedy Live
Character:Self - Host
Home & Family
Character:
Happily Divorced
Character:Fran Lovett
The Fran Drescher Show
Character:Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Character:Self
Thank God You're Here
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Character:
Hell's Kitchen
Character:Self - Restaurant Patron
Living with Fran
Character:Fran Reeves
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
The Tony Danza Show
Character:
Entourage
Character:Mrs. Levine
The Simple Life
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Good Morning, Miami
Character:Roberta Diaz
What I Like About You
Character:Fran Reeves
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Elaine Dockerty
Strong Medicine
Character:Irene Slater
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
The View
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
MADtv
Character:Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character:Self
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
The Nanny
Character:Fran Fine
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Princesses
Character:Melissa Kirshner
WIOU
Character:
Dream On
Character:Kathleen
The Simpsons
Character:Female Golem (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
ALF
Character:Roxanne
227
Character:
Who's the Boss?
Character:
Night Court
Character:Miriam Brody
Live from Lincoln Center
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Concert Goer (uncredited)
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