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Fran Drescher
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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.
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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.
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Celebrity Family Feud
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Simpsons
Broad City
MADtv
Hell's Kitchen
Night Court
Dream On
Mr. Mayor
ALF
Hollywood Squares
227
The 7D
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Good Morning, Miami
Entourage
Thank God You're Here
Who's the Boss?
WIOU
The Simple Life
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Beat Bobby Flay
Ragtime
Saturday Night Fever
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Hotel Transylvania 2
This Is Spinal Tap
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Jack
Hotel Transylvania
Spinal Tap II
Indebted
The Christmas Setup
American Hot Wax
Princesses
The Beautician and the Beast
The Nanny
Young Lust
Production Credits
The Nanny
The Beautician and the Beast
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