The Nanny Fran's Roots (Season 4, Episode 19)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

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The Nanny

Fran's Roots (Season 4, Episode 19)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

A woman shows up claiming to be Fran's mother due to a mix-up at the hospital.

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Director

Writers

Robert Sternin (developed by) | Prudence Fraser (developed by) | Peter Marc Jacobson (created by) | Fran Drescher (created by) | Caryn Lucas (written by)

Producer

Kathy Landsberg

Composer

Timothy Thompson

Cinematographer

James Jansen (as James Jensen)

Editor

Casting Director

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 12, 1997

Release date

Mar 12, 1997 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 6 wins & 34 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Fran Drescher Fran Fine Fran Fine See fewer	The Nanny (1993)
Charles Shaughnessy Maxwell Sheffield Maxwell Sheffield See fewer	The Magicians (2015)
Daniel Davis Niles Niles See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Lauren Lane C.C. Babcock C.C. Babcock See fewer	The Nanny (1993)
Nicholle Tom Maggie Sheffield Maggie Sheffield See fewer	Beethoven (1992)
Benjamin Salisbury Brighton Sheffield Brighton Sheffield See fewer	Captain Ron (1992)
Madeline Zima Grace Sheffield Grace Sheffield See fewer	Californication (2007)
Renée Taylor Sylvia Fine Sylvia Fine See fewer	The Nanny (1993)
Telma Hopkins Lila Baker Lila Baker See fewer	Family Matters (1989)
Jason Andrews Police Officer Police Officer See fewer	Magnolia (1999)
Jamie Renée Smith Young Fran Fine (as Jamie Renee Smith) Young Fran Fine (as Jamie Renee Smith) See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Benjamin Brown Matt Baker Matt Baker See fewer	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Donald Willis David Baker David Baker See fewer	Say Anything (1989)
Will Potter Butler Butler See fewer	The Pest (1997)
Sara Alexis Weiss Nadine Fine Nadine Fine See fewer	The Nanny (1993)

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