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Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher was born on September 30, 1957 in Queens, New York City, New York to Sylvia Drescher, a bridal consultant & Mort Drescher, a naval systems analyst. Fran attended Hillcrest High School in New York with another now-famous name, Ray Romano. She was a studious girl and was quite popular. In fact, at age fifteen, she'd met the man she thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. That man was Peter Marc Jacobson. Her first break was in the unforgettable movie, Saturday Night Fever (1977) with John Travolta. She continued to play small roles in movies, until she came up with the idea for The Nanny (1993). She was visiting a friend in England and came up with the plot line. The Nanny (1993) became an instant success, and so did Fran. Since then, she has been in films such as The Beautician and the Beast (1997) (which she also produced) and Picking Up the Pieces (2000) co-starring Woody Allen. Fran has since divorced her husband Jacobson. She is a cancer survivor and an inspiration to women everywhere.

Commercial for Pizza Hut&#39;s Big New Yorker Pizza

TV commercial for Three Musketeers candy bar (1997-1998)

(autobiography) &quot;Enter Whining&quot; by Fran Drescher

TV commercial for Old Navy clothing stores (2003)

(autobiography) &quot;Cancer Schmancer&quot; by Fran Drescher (2002)

Endorsed Hanes&#39; Smooth Illusions line of pantyhose in 1994, appearing in print and TV ads.

(June 2006) Played Lindsay in &quot;Some Girl(s)&quot; play by Neil LaBute (MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).

(2015) Print ads for the Yes! by Finishing Touch full body hair remover grooming product.

(2015) TV commercial for the Yes! by Finishing Touch hair remover grooming product

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