The Nannyis an American televisionsitcomthat originally aired onCBSfrom November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starringFran DrescherasFran Fine, a fashionista fromFlushing, Queens, New York, who becomes the nanny of three children from a New York–British upper-class family.
The show was created and produced by Drescher and her then-husbandPeter Marc Jacobson, taking much of its inspiration from Drescher's personal life growing up in Queens, involving names and characteristics based on her relatives and friends. The show earned aRose d'Or,[2]and oneEmmy Award, out of a total of twelve nominations;[3]Drescher was twice nominated for aGolden Globeand an Emmy. The sitcom has also spawned severalforeign adaptations, loosely inspired by the original scripts.