Fran Drescher, Best known as the protagonist of the sitcom The Nanny, she returned to garner attention through her speech as the leader of the actors’ and writers’ strike. Last Thursday, the actress delivered a powerful speech as she warned that the actors’ strike would start on Friday.
“The eyes of the world are on us, especially the eyes of the trade union movement. What happens to us matters. What happens to us also happens to professionals from many industries,” he said.
She was outraged at how the industry treats actors and writers: “I’m appalled at how the people we work with treat us! It is disgusting. You should be ashamed!”
Drescher recently took over as President of SAGAFTRA, a union representing thousands of American actors. Previously held the position Ronald Reagan, Patty Duke It is Charles Heston.
But Fran now has an even more important role: she is a leader of a national labor movement in America’s entertainment industry. How she handles the situation in the coming weeks could decide the future of 160,000 actors.
At 65, Fran Drescher has been active in Hollywood for decades, both on television and in film. After starring in The Nanny in the 1990s, her biggest role, she has made occasional appearances in television and films, most recently in the 2020 sitcom Indebted.
His entry into the union leadership came in 2021 when he won the election over actor Matthew Modine. The argument was heated and the actor accused the actress of spreading lies about him, saying at the time: “I’m ashamed of Fran Drescher, I’m disappointed in her. But she’ll be judged by the people of the world when she’s gone, or by the God she believes in.”
Despite the confusion, Drescher took office vowing to unite the union and end “the dysfunctional split within this organization.” And when the cast voted 97.9% of the vote last month a percentage even better than that of the writers to authorize the strike, the opposition Membership First party backed Fran Drescher’s reelection campaign.
The Screen Writers Association of America (WGA) went on strike May 2 after six weeks of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The WGA calls for minimum wage increases in all media sectors, fair compensation for TV series writers in pre and postproduction, and higher contributions to pension and health insurance.