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Find out who starred in the popular sitcom The Nanny, created by Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. See the full list of directors, writers, producers, and actors who appeared in the series.
The Nanny is a 1990s sitcom about a Jewish cosmetics saleswoman who becomes the nanny of a rich English widower and his three children. IMDb provides information on the cast, crew, episodes, reviews, trivia, and more for this popular comedy series.
- (49K)
- 1993-11-03
- Comedy, Family, Romance
- 22
Cast Main. The Nanny maintained an ensemble cast, keeping the same set of characters for its entire six-season run. Fran Drescher as Fran Fine; Charles Shaughnessy as Maxwell Sheffield; Daniel Davis as Niles; Lauren Lane as C.C. Babcock; Nicholle Tom as Maggie Sheffield; Benjamin Salisbury as Brighton Sheffield; Madeline Zima as Gracie Sheffield
- Fran Drescher (Fran Fine) Fran Fine is hired as a nanny for Maxwell Sheffield’s three kids after she shows Sheffield her references… which are written in lipstick.
- Charles Shaughnessy (Maxwell Sheffield) Broadway Producer Maxwell Sheffield hires Fran Fine for the in-house job. At first, he isn’t too sure of her, but the nanny grew on him, so much so that an eventual romance blossomed.
- Nicholle Tom (Margaret Sheffield) Margaret Sheffield, also known as Maggie, is Maxwell’s eldest daughter. She began as a shy and awkward teenager and, as Fran puts it in the pilot, “You don’t need a personality when you’re an Heiress.”
- Daniel Davis (Niles) Niles is the family butler, nothing could top his loyalty to the family, besides his piercing dry wit that landed every one-liner.
- ‘The Nanny’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy and More. Following a successful run on CBS, The Nanny and its cast solidified a place for themselves in the industry.
- ‘The Nanny’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy and More. Following a successful run on CBS, The Nanny and its cast solidified a place for themselves in the industry.
- Fran Drescher. After skyrocketing to fame as the lead in The Nanny, Drescher continued to star in sitcoms like Living with Fran and Happily Divorced. She has also worked on the Hotel Transylvania film series, Broad City, Alone Together, Indebted and Mr. Mayor.
- Charles Shaughnessy. The England native, who played one half of the main couple in The Nanny, later booked TV roles including Stanley, The Magicians, Mad Men and General Hospital.
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Find out who played the main characters and supporting roles in the popular sitcom The Nanny, which ran from 1993 to 2023 on CBS. See the list of directors, writers, producers, composers and more who worked on the show.
characters. The Nanny is an American television sitcom which originally aired on CBS from 1993 to 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a fashion queen from Flushing, New York who becomes the nanny of three children from the New York/British high society.
