Fran Drescher: actress of the

Recently, the Screen Actors Guild of the United States went on strike, leaving the production of future series and film projects on hold. In the midst of this, its president, the actress Fran Drescher, has taken center stage, remembered for her iconic role as “Nanny Fran” in the 90s.

Fran Drescherthe well-known actress of “The Nanny” (The Nanny in English), she left behind her ’90s role and went viral thanks to her work as president of the Screen Actors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA.

The group, which represents more than 160,000 artists, recently went on strike, endangering Hollywood series and movies, while its spokesperson gave a powerful speech targeting the….

Fran Drescher: from the “Nanny” to president of the Hollywood actors union

Fran Drescher65 years old, known for her role as the “Nanny Fran”, began her career after winning the title of Miss New York Teenager. She landed her first film role as a supporting character in the “Saturday Night Fever” starring John Travolta.

Later he obtained secondary roles in films and television series, until in 1993 he found fame as a protagonist thanks to “The Nanny”, one of the sitcom most popular of the 90s

The series came to an end in 1999, and a year later, Fran Drescher she was diagnosed with uterine cancer, from which she later recovered. Since then, she has walked away from acting, until in 2005, she returned with her series “Living with Fran”, which received several Emmy Award nominations.

In the midst of this, the actress revealed the traumatic moment when two men entered her house to rob and raped her along with a friend, in front of her husband, forced to witness the act.

In 2021, she narrowly defeated actor Matthew Modine to become president of the Screen Actors Guild of America. At the time, she promised to fight for “more benefits, stronger contracts and better protections,” according to infobae.

The historic speech of the “Nanny” for the strike of actors

Despite protracted negotiations, no agreement was reached between the union and the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP). Fran Drescher was in charge of announcing the start of the strike with a historic speech.

“This is something very serious that affects thousands, if not millions of people across this country and around the world. Not only the members of this union, but also the people who work in other industries who serve the people who work in this industry,” said the 65-year-old actress.

“We had no other choice. We are the victims here. We are being victimized by a very greedy entity,” she added.

“I can’t believe, frankly, how far along we are on so many things. It’s disgusting. I am ashamed of them. They are on the wrong side of history. Companies say they lose money when they make billions.”

In addition, he pointed to the use of new technologies: “If we don’t stand firm right now, we’re all going to be in trouble. We are all going to be in danger of being replaced by machines and big companies.”

It should be noted that the start of the actors’ strike is added to the well-known strike of the Hollywood Writers Guildwho has been unemployed for more than two months.

Thus, the industry is completely paralyzed.