Fran is desperate to find a soulmate and is often attracted to Jewish men. Regretting her past breakup with her boyfriend Danny, Fran often feels the need to date. Fran, with her nontraditional nurturing style and no-nonsense honesty, soon becomes a favorite with the kids as well as Maxwell, as they come to respect her opinions and love her as a person.
Max ultimately realizes that Fran did not come there for the nanny position but he is desperate and hires Fran after she shows an aptitude with Maxwell's three high-maintenance children, who have driven away all previous nannies. Sheffield her references, which are written in lipstick. Fran decides to apply for the position and shows Mr. Max mistakenly thinks Fran has come to apply for the open nanny position. Patriarch Maxwell Sheffield happens to be in need of a nanny to take care of his three children: Margaret "Maggie" Sheffield, the oldest ( Nicholle Tom) the youngest, Grace ( Madeline Zima) and the somewhat bratty middle brother, Brighton ( Benjamin Salisbury). In the show's pilot episode, Fran arrives at the home of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield ( Charles Shaughnessy), hoping to sell cosmetics. At the start of the series, Fran was dumped as girlfriend and employee by her boyfriend and resorted to selling cosmetics door-to-door. She later worked in the bridal dress shop of her boyfriend, Danny. After graduating from high school in 1982, Fran attended cosmetology college while working as a foot model. She was raised in Flushing, Queens in New York City along with her older sister Nadine.įran and her best friend Val Toriello ( Rachel Chagall) attended Hillcrest High School.
Early lifeįran was born November 26, 1963, the second daughter of Sylvia and Morty Fine. Fran frequently gets into trouble, but usually solves the problems herself through seemingly ridiculous antics or by relying on her street smarts. Her character is bubbly, outgoing and humorous.