Fran Drescher

Birth Name: Francine Joy Drescher

Place of Birth: Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 30, 1957

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

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Fran Drescher is an American actress, comedian, writer, model, producer, and activist. She starred in the television show The Nanny.

Her parents, Sylvia and Morty Drescher, were both Jewish, from families from Russia, Romania, and Ukraine.

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Fran’s paternal grandfather was Israel Drescher (the son of Jacob Moses Drescher and Littel Sternberp). Israel was born in Zalishchyky, Ukraine.

Fran’s paternal grandmother was named Nettie Cooper.

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