She’s been the fighting force of the Screen Actors Guild in its historic strike against the Hollywood studios. Getting her start in cinematic classics like Saturday Night Fever, Fran Drescher found fame with the hit television series, The Nanny, which she co-created and co-produced. The show ran for six seasons and earned her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, along with multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
After the series ended, Drescher wound up in a battle for her life against uterine cancer. Her book about her journey, Cancer Schmancer, became a New York Times bestseller and kicked off two decades of raising awareness about the importance of early detection. For her philanthropic work, she has won numerous awards, including City of Hope Woman of the Year, and has been touted as one of the best celebrity lobbyists for her tenacity in getting women’s health legislation passed.
Re-elected as SAG-AFTRA president by an overwhelming majority, she’s been an inspirational leader in trying to reshape the film and television industry for the modern era by demanding fair wages and protections against AI, particularly important for the vast majority of members who are not celebrity millionaires and don’t earn enough to qualify for union healthcare benefits.
