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Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American television, movie, musical theatre and voice actress, television director and producer, comedian, screenwriter, model, health, LGBT rights and political activist. She is of Jewish descent.
Fran Drescher | |
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National President of the SAG-AFTRA | |
Assumed office October 15, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Gabrielle Carteris |
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Born | Francine Joy Drescher September 30, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
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Domestic partner | Shiva Ayyadurai (2014–2016) |
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Her acting career began around 1977 when she acted in the movie Saturday Night Fever. She is best known for playing Fran Fine from the sitcom The Nanny. Her other notable movie roles include Jack (1996) and Beautician and the Beast (1997).
Drescher wrote her memoirs and is a Universal Life Church minister. She was born in New York City.
She is a uterine cancer survivor. She is a Democrat and a critic of capitalism.[1] In 1985, she was raped by armed robbers.[2]
In September 2021, Drescher was elected President of SAG-AFTRA.[3][4]
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