Fran Drescher

Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an Emmy award and Golden Globe nominated American film and television actress and comedian. She is famous for her nasal voice, laugh, and exaggerated Queens accent.

Drescher was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family of Eastern European origin. She grew up in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens with her parents Sylvia and Morty Drescher and was a studious girl who was popular in school. Drescher attended Hillcrest High School in Jamaica, Queens, where she met her future husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, eventually marrying him in 1978, at age 21.