Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and television actress, comedian, screenwriter, television director, producer, author, activist and political lobbyist best known for playing Fran Fine on the television series The Nanny. In September 2009 Drescher published her first song, Eye For An Eye, which has since been exclusively available on iTunes.