[Editor's note:  The following was written in response to a letter in 
which Fran was described as "very pretty."  I don't believe the author 
of that note has used those words again!]

"Ode to Fran's Voice"


IMHO Very pretty hardly does Fran justice. She IS beautiful, and to
my Anglo Saxon eyes she is almost an exotic beauty, the type of 
beauty that will improve with age.

What are her best features? Pick! She has great hair, great features, 
great body (although she could stand to put on a little weight) and 
that voice! Variously  described as nasal, whiney, or just plain 
annoying, of course it is none of these. It is spectacular, full of shade 
and texture, at it's best in it's lower ranges where it soft and sexy, and 
the upper ranges where it carries like a bell. 

Yeah, Ok the mid ranges can be a acquired taste, but what other voice
stays with you like a catchy tune? Who can remember normal voices? 
Can any one say they can remember what Helen Hunt sounds like five
minutes after? 

And that laugh is something else; the sound of a fog horn or the honk 
of a manic goose, it is unique, from the ubiquitous AH! HAA! and
the cackle of the AHH ha ha ha ha ha, to my favourite the cute little
giggle, often used like a drum fill between the normal conversation.

But all this is just stating the obvious. I don't think we have yet
seen the best of Fran Drescher. She is now great comedy actress, but
in later years that is (if she decides to come out from behind the
cameras) we may also see a great  dramatic actress. 

Am I raving???????.... Nah!

Frank




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