Who played the nanny’s mother?

Renee Taylor is best known for playing Fran Drescher’s voracious and outspoken mother, Sylvia Fine, on the TV series The Nanny. During 1992-1994, she played the stereotypically-overbearing “Jewish mother” of the lead character on the HBO series “Dream On”.

Did The Nanny wear a wig?

I actually wore a lot of falls on the show, falls and wigs. It would be fun if we all started wearing more of that, if we all felt free to express ourselves as the nanny did with different hair lengths, colors, and everything to match the outfit.

Why was Sylvia always eating in The Nanny?

Besides becoming the step-grandmother to Max’s children, she became a grandmother to Fran’s and Max’s children, Jonah and Eve. Sylvia is considered to be a typical Jewish mother, offering over-bearing guidance, most often eating, and always trying to maintain an important and prevalent role in her daughter’s life.

Who owns the dog Chester on The Nanny?

Fran Drescher is a proud member of camp “must love dogs.” The “Nanny” star has owned dogs most of her life. One of her canines in particular has also spent some time on-screen… her first dog ever, Chester, a Pomeranian.