She was born in Kew Gardens, New York, United States on September 30, 1957.
She attended Hillcrest High School in Jamaica and then she studied at Queens College, City University of New York.
Occupation Actress, Comedian, Writer, Activist Years Active 1977-present First Film Saturday Night Fever 1977 First Television Show Saturday Night Live 1978 Best Known The Nanny 1993-1999 6.
 She began her acting career in 1977 with the film Saturday Night Fever.
Fran became the first runner-up in the Miss New York Teenager in 1973.
Divorced from writer and producer Peter Marc Jacobson, she currently lives in Malibu, California.