Fran Drescher
After years of small roles in film and television, the comic actress Fran Drescher finally gained fame as a "'Mary Poppins' from Queens" in what has become her signature role, "Fran Fine" in The Nanny. With then-husband Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran co-created and executive produced the sitcom which was a humorous study of contrasts arising from the juxtaposition of a middle-class Jewish nanny in the refined world of a British-born, upper-class theater producer. Her performance in The Nanny earned her two Emmy nominations as Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
Following their 1999 divorce, Drescher and Jacobson reunited to develop a new sitcom, Living with Fran, followed by Happily Divorced, which premiered in 2011. Inspired by their real-life relationship, the show features Fran with her freshly outed gay ex-husband still living with her for economic reasons.
In 2000, Drescher was diagnosed with uterine cancer but she won in a fight against it. She wrote a book about this experience, Cancer Schmancer, in which she frankly describes the disease and her path back to health. She has also penned her memoir, Enter Whining.
A brazenly sexy, stylish, and comic performer with a distinctive New York accent, Fran Drescher intimately connects with her audiences in her keynotes, addressing anything from her various roles on screen and stage to her fight against cancer.
After years of small roles in film and television, the comic actress Fran Drescher finally gained fame as a "'Mary Poppins' from Queens" in what has become her signature role, "Fran Fine" in The Nanny. With then-husband Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran co-created and executive produced the sitcom which was a humorous study of contrasts arising from the juxtaposition of a middle-class Jewish nanny in the refined world of a British-born, upper-class theater producer. Her performance in The Nanny earned her two Emmy nominations as Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
Following their 1999 divorce, Drescher and Jacobson reunited to develop a new sitcom, Living with Fran, followed by Happily Divorced, which premiered in 2011. Inspired by their real-life relationship, the show features Fran with her freshly outed gay ex-husband still living with her for economic reasons.
In 2000, Drescher was diagnosed with uterine cancer but she won in a fight against it. She wrote a book about this experience, Cancer Schmancer, in which she frankly describes the disease and her path back to health. She has also penned her memoir, Enter Whining.
A brazenly sexy, stylish, and comic performer with a distinctive New York accent, Fran Drescher intimately connects with her audiences in her keynotes, addressing anything from her various roles on screen and stage to her fight against cancer.
Cancer Schmancer: Straight Talk about Getting Well
