but fran drescher is no stranger to being tested.e, "the nanny," the '90s show that drescher helped create and made her a household name, almost didn't happen. the main sponsor felt that drescher's character, franchise fine, would be more relatable to middle america if she was not jewish, but italian. >> good in the bedroom? >> reporter: but drescher, a jewish new yorker from queens, held her ground. >> i actually said, fran fine has to be jewish because i knew that that was the world that i was most comfortable writing for. and the most easiest for me to play because it was so second nature to me. >> i am going to give him everything that he was deprived of as a child. love, warmth, comfort, but first i am going to make up for him being bottle fed. >> reporter: the sponsor relented. fran fine was jewish and "the nanny" was a hit. you went with what was authentic to you? >> yes, exactly, because if i didn't and the show failed, the feeling of regret that i didn't follow my own instincts would have tormented me for probably still. >>