Fran Drescher says the strike she's leading as head of the actors union is a huge moment for both Hollywood and the world of work beyond it.
, fiery and for some inspiring speech at the news conference announcing that talks had broken off and a strike was about to begin.
Drescher told the AP that she had no intention of getting on a soap box that day. She was supposed to read a written statement, then take questions. Drescher is the first president of the guild to preside over a film and TV actors strike since 1980. At the time, only one woman had led the union. Now, seven have, including three of the past five.
But few in recent decades have had as recognizable a name, face, voice or laugh as Drescher. She made her film debut with a tiny part in the 1977 John Travolta disco classic “Saturday Night Fever,” and after many similar small but memorable roles, nearly always as brash New Yorkers, she starred for six seasons on the sitcom “The Nanny” from 1993 to 1999.
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