Fran Drescher. Photo: AJN file

LEXI LANDSMAN

FRAN Drescher put the awk in New Yawk. She made big hair and shawt skirts popular, and created a lovable Jewish television character -– The Nanny’s Fran Fine -– whose nasal whine burst through television screens worldwide in the 1990s.

With one of the most famous authentic voices in Hollywood – “cause who could make this accent up?” -– Drescher is a fawce to be reckoned with.

She’s got a vivacious personality to match her voluminous hair, an enviable shoe collection (she bought 20 pairs of Uboot Ugg boots while Down Under this month) and a dog she calls Queen Esther.

She’s multitalented -– an award-winning television actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer -– and she’s also the founder of the Cancer Schmancer Foundation.

When I list these glowing attributes, I almost expect to hear her respond with something Fran Fine would say, like: “Oh stop … wait … go on – hahaha!”
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