Fran Drescher should really begin telling people she's an author, not an actress. Oh sure, she starred in The Nanny for a few years and she had some meaty roles in Saturday Night Fever and The Beautician and the Beast, but it is in her books that she really shines.
A few years back, she wrote Enter Whining, a memoir detailing her aspirations and accomplishments in one of the toughest fields in the world: showbiz. It was also in this book that she detailed the rape she suffered when a burglar entered her home. What made this even more tragic was that her then-husband was tied up and forced to watch the violating act. But Drescher got through this, making her a survivor rather than a victim, a point that gets across loud and clear to her readers and fans.
However, Drescher hasn't stopped there. In a bidding war that just ended with a $1 million pricetag, Drescher has sold another memoir, this time dealing with having had uterine cancer. It's sad to think that a woman only in her 40s will have written two memoirs -- both about tragic events in her life. At least, this is what it seems like. In reality, she is a survivor who has overcome the odds -- whether it was eschewing the claws of Hollywood or recovering from chemotherapy.
Why should she be known as an author over an actress? Doesn't it seem apropos to want to be known for having helped others overcome their own obstacles rather than having filled a timeslot on CBS?
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