Francine Joy Drescher was born on September 30, 1957 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, USA. She is an American film and television actress and comedian.

Fran entered the 1973 Miss Teen New York beauty pageant to promote herself and was runner up in the competition. In 1977, Drescher got her first film role in the 1977 classic Saturday Night Fever, playing Connie. In spite of this Drescher continued to get minor roles in films though the eighties, most notably in the spoof documentary 'This Is Spinal Tap' (1984).

In 1985, Fran and Peter's LA home was ransacked. The intruders raped Fran at gunpoint. The horrific experience took Drescher many years to overcome. Drescher did get to see her rapist sent to prison.

Drescher was concerned about the limited acting opportunities that might come here way on account of her voice, so after a trip to her friend, Twiggy, in the UK she was inspired to create her own show. Drescher idea was formulized into the show 'The Nanny'.

The Nanny was a hugh success with Drescher playing the bubbly lead role Fran Fine, for which she didn't have to disguise her accent. The show aired from 1993 to 1999 and won a Rose d'Or and an Emmy. Drescher personally got two Golden Globe nominations for her performances. During this period Drescher also starred in several movies, most notably The Beautician and The Beast (1997) and Jack (1996). 1997 saw Drescher write her autobiography entitled Enter Whining.

In 1996, Drescher and Jacobson separated, divorcing in 1999 and has yet to remarry. In 2000, Fran was diagnosed with uterine cancer. The cancer was only in the early stages and was removed successfully through surgery.

Her last credits include Santa's Slay (2005), Shark Bait (2006) and TV series "Living with Fran" (2005-2007).

Filmography

• "Living with Fran" (26 episodes, 2005-2007)
• "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (1 episode, 2006)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2006)
• Shark Bait (2006) (voice)
• Santa's Slay (2005)
• "What I Like About You" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Phua Chu Kang" (1 episode, 2004)
• "Strong Medicine" (1 episode, 2004)
• Beautiful Girl (2003) (TV)
• "Good Morning, Miami" (3 episodes, 2003)
• Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
• Kid Quick (2000)
• "The Nanny" (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
• "The Simple Life" (1 episode, 1998)
• The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
• Jack (1996)
• Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
• Without Warning: Terror in the Towers (1993) (TV)
• "Civil Wars" (1 episode, 1992)
• We're Talking Serious Money (1992)
• "Princesses" (1991) TV series
• "Dream On" (1 episode, 1991)
• "WIOU" (1 episode, 1990)
• Hurricane Sam (1990) (TV)
• Cadillac Man (1990)
• "ALF" (1 episode, 1990)
• Wedding Band (1990)
• "The Tracey Ullman Show" (1 episode, 1989)
• The Big Picture (1989)
• UHF (1989)
• Love and Betrayal (1989) (TV)
• What's Alan Watching? (1989) (TV)
• It Had to Be You (1989)
• Rock 'n' Roll Mom (1988) (TV)
• "Once a Hero" (1 episode, 1987)
• "Night Court" (1 episode, 1986)
• "Charmed Lives" (1986) TV series
• "Who's the Boss?" (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
• "227" (1 episode, 1985)
• "Silver Spoons" (1 episode, 1985)
• The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)
• P.O.P. (1984) (TV)
• Young Lust (1984)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• Doctor Detroit (1983)
• "Fame" (1 episode, 1982)
• Ragtime (1981)
• Gorp (1980)
• The Hollywood Knights (1980)
• Stranger in Our House (1978) (TV)
• American Hot Wax (1978)
• Saturday Night Fever (1977)