Fran Drescher | |
|---|---|
 Drescher in 2018 | |
| 3rd National President of SAG–AFTRA | |
| Assumed office October 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gabrielle Carteris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francine Joy Drescher September 30, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Domestic partner | Shiva Ayyadurai (2014–2016) |
| Education | Queens College, CUNY (no degree) |
| Signature |  |
Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American actress, writer, producer, and trade union leader, currently serving as the national president of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). She is best known for her role as 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 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 starred in the sitcoms Living with Fran and Happily Divorced.[1] From 2012 to 2022, she starred in the animated Hotel Transylvania film series. In 2014, Drescher made her Broadway debut in Cinderella as stepmother Madame.[2] In 2020, she starred in the NBC sitcom Indebted.
The national members of the trade union SAG-AFTRA, representing actors and other media professionals, elected Drescher as their president on September 2, 2021, and she took office that October 15.[3][4] Drescher led the union during the five month actors' strike that began on July 14, 2023, concurrently with the writers' strike that began in May.[5]
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 23, 2013). "Fran Drescher Comedy 'Happily Divorced' Canceled at TV Land". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ Rosky, Nicole (December 9, 2013). "Fran Drescher to Make Broadway Debut as 'Madame' in CINDERELLA in February; Harriet Harris to Depart on 2/3". Broadway World. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Maddaus, Gene (September 2, 2021). "Fran Drescher Elected President of SAG-AFTRA, Rival Joely Fisher Wins Secretary-Treasurer". Variety. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "SAG-AFTRA Members Elect Fran Drescher President of Union and Joely Fisher as Secretary-Treasurer". sagaftra.org. September 2, 2021. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
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