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- Fran Drescher (Fran Fine) Before embodying the unforgettable role of Fran Fine, Fran Drescher had appeared in movies like Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Wes Craven's Stranger in Our House (1978).
- Charles Shaughnessy (Max Sheffield) The British actor was born into show business — his father was a TV writer (Upstairs, Downstairs) and his mother, Jean Lodge, was an actress.
- Lauren Lane (C.C. Babcock) Lauren Lane began appearing in films around 1984, but her television career didn't begin until 1991 when she landed the role of Sgt.
- Daniel Davis (Niles) Daniel Davis first appeared on television in 1980 and racked up credits on Texas, Dynasty, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, Niles the butler became his most famous role, thanks to his on-point faux English accent and hilarious one-liners.
The Nanny is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens who becomes the nanny of three children from an Anglo-American upper-class family in New York.
With Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane. After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.
- (50K)
- 1993-11-03
- Comedy, Family, Romance
- 22
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- Fran Fine. Fran Fine is among the most iconic sitcom protagonists of the 90s. A Jewish woman with a heart of gold and an overflow of enthusiasm, Fran is the nanny to Maxwell's three children, earning their love with her kindness and loyalty.
- Niles. Niles is one of the sitcom supporting characters who stole the show. Played by Daniel Davis, Niles is the extremely British buttler of the Sheffield household.
- Sylvia Fine. Academy Award nominee Renée Taylor plays Fran's mother, Sylvia Fine, in The Nanny. Sylvia is a loving, supportive, but overbearing mother, constantly insisting that Fran get married.
- Yetta Rosenberg. Fran's grandmother, Yerra Rosenberg, is a chain-smoking Romanian immigrant with a remarkable life. She is quite old, although her age is never stated; however, she experienced several crucial events in World War II, once claiming she "fled Poland" on her wedding anniversary.
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- Fran Drescher met the president of CBS on a flight to France. Though Fran Drescher had small roles in big films like Saturday Night Fever and This Is Spinal Tap, she was still relatively unknown when she pitched the sitcom to CBS.
- Charles Shaughnessy does a serviceable an impression of Fran Drescher. Despite his rich British baritone voice, Charles Shaughnessy actually does a decent impression of Drescher.
- Daniel Davis’s smooth British accent is fake. Drescher has had several projects since The Nanny, including a short-lived talk show, The Fran Drescher Show, in 2010.
- Fran Drescher had a crush on guest star Jon Stewart. Before he became one of the most trusted men in news as host of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart appeared in an episode of The Nanny entitled “Kissing Cousins,” where he and Fran dated briefly before learning they were cousins.
Reviews 71% Avg. Audience Score 50+ Ratings When she appears on the doorstep of wealthy widower Maxwell Sheffield's New York home, cosmetics saleswoman Fran Fine unexpectedly gets a job as the ...
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Apr 19, 2021 · If The Nanny was a homage to I Love Lucy then this love story was their take on a Rock Hudson and Doris Day rom-com. It's a classic pop culture romance set-up: the stylish American girl meets the somewhat uptight and sophisticated Brit, opposites attract and sparks fly.
