Lainie Kazan Click to see full answer. Just so, who played Fred on the nanny? Cast Episode complete credited cast: Fran Drescher Fran Fine Madeline Zima Grace Sheffield Renée Taylor Sylvia Fine Donald O’Connor Fred why did the nanny get canceled? Fran Drescher says her on-screen romance with co-star Charles Shaughnessy killed The Nanny. The Nanny was canceled soon after Fran and Maxwell put that unreleased sexual tension behind them and became an item. Similarly, was Fran Drescher pregnant during the nanny? 2 Fran Drescher On ‘The Nanny’ But they were wrong; Fran Drescher wasn’t pregnant back then and, in fact, she never ended up having children. It was actually added by showrunners at the last minute, but it didn’t really matter because the show was canceled soon after Fran and Max got together.Where are the nanny cast now? 1 / 7. Fran Drescher (Fran Fine) 2 / 7. Charles Shaughnessy (Max Sheffield) 3 / 7. Lauren Lane (C.C. Babcock) 4 / 7. Daniel Davis (Niles) 5 / 7. Nicholle Tom (Maggie Sheffield) 6 / 7. Benjamin Salisbury (Brighton Sheffield) Madeline Zima (Grace Sheffield)