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Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and television actress, comedian, screenwriter, television director, producer, author, activist and political lobbyist best known for playing Fran Fine on the television series The Nanny. In September 2009 Drescher published her first song, Eye For An Eye, which has since been exclusively available on iTunes. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fran+Drescher">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Preceded by
- Gabrielle Carteris
- Succeeded by
- Sean Astin
- Born
- Francine Joy Drescher , ( 1957-09-30 ) September 30, 1957 (age 68) , New York City , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Peter Marc Jacobson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1999 )
- Domestic partner
- Shiva Ayyadurai (2014–2016)
- Education
- Queens College, CUNY (no degree)
- Occupation
- Actress writer comedian producer trade unionist
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Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American actress, writer, comedian, producer, and former trade union leader. She played Fran Fine in the television sitcom The Nanny (1993–1999), which she created and produced with her then-husband Peter Marc Jacobson.
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 film Stranger in Our House (1978). In the 1980s, she worked as a comedic actress in the films Gorp (1980), The Hollywood Knights (1980), Doctor Detroit (1983), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and UHF (1989), and made guest appearances on several television series.
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