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Fran Drescher

50 Influential Jews: Chutzpah from the Heart - No. 34

Jewish actresses Fran Drescher and Aleeza Ben Shalom have both made waves in Hollywood with their chutzpah, whether leading the SAG-AFTRA strike or taking Netflix by storm.

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Fran Drescher and Aleeza Ben Shalom
Actress Fran Drescher arrives at the 20th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood, California February 26, 2012.

Fran Drescher discusses keeping 'The Nanny' character Jewish

Fran Drescher starred as a Jewish nanny in a 90's sitcom, but before filming, the network tried to change the character to an Italian.

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Actress Fran Drescher arrives as a guest at the premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Hollywood

'The Nanny' returns for a special Zoom coronavirus special

Actress Fran Drescher will team up for a one-time reading of the pilot episode of the hit series ‘The Nanny’ to be aired on Monday on Sony’s Youtube page.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Actress Fran Drescher arrives as a guest at the premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Hollywood

Fran Drescher doesn’t mind being single, she has a ‘friend with benefits’

“It’s delightful and delicious but I’ve got a big life,” she said.

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Fran Drescher, aka The Nanny, opens up to i24NEWS about playing a TV Jew

Drescher opens up about her role in the megahit 1990s series, The Nanny.

AUGUST 13, 2019
Actress Fran Drescher arrives as a guest at the premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Hollywood