Actress, producer, writer, Fran Drescher shot to stardom with her hilarious hit television series The Nanny in 1993. Her unique combination of stunning beauty, flare for comedy and that voice helped introduce her to the world on the silver screen in Saturday Night Fever, American Hot Wax, This is Spinal Tap, Doctor Detroit, Cadillac Man and more.
The funny girl from Queens won a spot as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine and starred both on and off Broadway in Cinderella and Some Girls, respectively. Her hit TV show garnered her numerous Emmy and Golden Globenominations.
After the sitcom ended in 1999 Drescher was diagnosed with Stage 1 uterine cancer. She underwent a radical hysterectomy, wrote about her ordeals with misdiagnosis, surgery and survival in her second of three books, Cancer Schmancer, then launched the Cancer Schmancer Movement in 2007. President George W. Bush’s Administration appointed her a Public Diplomacy Envoy for Women’s Health Issues and she received the City of Hope Spirit of Life Award presented to her by then-Senator Hillary Clinton. On October 13th, Drescher is hosting an all-day Cancer Schmancer Women’s Health Summit at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The Summit includes discussions, panels, awards, vital information, along with Honorary Committee members Ed Begley, Jr., Rosie O’Donnell and other special guests.
Drescher granted this exclusive interview to The Tolucan Times.
