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Renée Adorée Taylor is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director. Taylor was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay for the film Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). She also played Sylvia Fine on the television sitcom The Nanny (1993–1999).
Birth Name
Renee Wexler
Born
Sunday, 19 March 1933
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bella! | Self | 2023 |
| A Christmas Proposal | Server | 2021 |
| Tango Shalom | Deborah Yehuda | 2021 |
| Debris | Hazmat #4 | 2021 |
| Upload | Package Lady | 2020 |
| Gown and Out in Beverly Hills | Self | 2017 |
| How to Be a Latin Lover | Peggy | 2017 |
| The Do-Over | Mrs. Kessler | 2016 |
| Broadway.com #LiveatFive | Self | 2015 |
| Weird Loners | Nana | 2015 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bella! | Self | 2023 |
| A Christmas Proposal | Server | 2021 |
| Tango Shalom | Deborah Yehuda | 2021 |
| Debris | Hazmat #4 | 2021 |
| Upload | Package Lady | 2020 |
| Gown and Out in Beverly Hills | Self | 2017 |
| How to Be a Latin Lover | Peggy | 2017 |
| The Do-Over | Mrs. Kessler | 2016 |
| Broadway.com #LiveatFive | Self | 2015 |
| Weird Loners | Nana | 2015 |
| Young & Hungry | Mrs. Shapiro | 2014 |
| Zarra's Law | Gabriella Zarra | 2014 |
| Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Ms. Waco Chapman | 2013 |
| Should've Been Romeo | Tillie | 2012 |
| Driving Me Crazy: Proof of Concept | Doris Brown | 2012 |
| Allen Gregory | Principal Gottlieb | 2011 |
| 2 Broke Girls | Hinda Fagel | 2011 |
| Happily Divorced | Marilyn | 2011 |
| The Rainbow Tribe | Ms. Crapple | 2011 |
| Bob's Burgers | Gloria | 2011 |
| The Fran Drescher Show | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Shake It Up | Mrs. Locassio | 2010 |
| Totally Tracked Down | Self | 2010 |
| Life During Wartime | Mona | 2010 |
| Victorious | Mammaw | 2010 |
| Boston Girls | Mrs. Palermo | 2010 |
| Opposite Day | Martha Benson | 2009 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | 2008 |
| The Wedding Bells | Gladys Miller | 2007 |
| A-List | Mrs. Smigley | 2006 |
| Kalamazoo? | Golda | 2006 |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | Mrs. Start / Mrs. Start (voice) | 2006 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Mrs. Matsen | 2005 |
| Boynton Beach Club | Woman on Cell Phone | 2005 |
| The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember | Self | 2004 |
| Alfie | Lu Schnitman | 2004 |
| Goodnight, We Love You | Self | 2004 |
| Eve | Ms. Berkowitz | 2003 |
| Gold Diggers | Betty Mundt | 2003 |
| Returning Mickey Stern | Jeannie | 2003 |
| Everwood | Betty Barrett | 2002 |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 | Female Tortoise / Female Tortoise (voice) | 2001 |
| Dying on the Edge | Lottie Minnow | 2001 |
| 61* | Claire Ruth | 2001 |
| 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Phyllis | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Maude Monaghan | 1999 |
| Independent Lens | Self | 1999 |
| The Simple Life | Sylvia Fine | 1998 |
| A Match Made in Heaven | Isobel Slotkin | 1997 |
| Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes | Wheezy | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Lucille | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Caroline in the City | Mrs. Fox | 1995 |
| The Single Guy | Zelda | 1995 |
| The Nanny | Sylvia Fine | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Roweena Johnson | 1993 |
| Daddy Dearest | Helen Mitchell | 1993 |
| Forever | Charlotte / Charlotte Shelby | 1992 |
| All I Want for Christmas | Sylvia | 1991 |
| Delirious | Arlene Sherwood | 1991 |
| The End of Innocence | Angel | 1990 |
| White Palace | Edith Baron | 1990 |
| Dream On | Doris Tupper | 1990 |
| It Had to Be You | Theda Blau | 1989 |
| That's Adequate | Self | 1989 |
| Empty Nest | Anne | 1988 |
| Thirtysomething | Electra Rosenbloom | 1987 |
| Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
| Tales from the Darkside | Pearl King | 1983 |
| Lottery! | Sylvia Berman | 1983 |
| Lovesick | Mrs. Mondragon | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Dr. Charlotte Miller | 1982 |
| Matt Houston | Sheila Baer | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| The Love Boat | Monica Douglas | 1977 |
| Fay | Marian | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Paradise | Marilyn / Carmel / Madeline / Woman on Beach | 1974 |
| Calucci's Department | Mrs. Woods | 1973 |
| Jack Paar Tonite | Self - Guest | 1973 |
| Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Jeanette | 1972 |
| Made for Each Other | Pandora | 1971 |
| Jennifer on My Mind | Selma Rottner | 1971 |
| A New Leaf | Sharon Hart | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| The Detective | Rachael Schoenstein | 1968 |
| The Producers | Eva Braun | 1967 |
| A Fine Madness | Myrna | 1966 |
| The Reporter | Myrna | 1964 |
| Jeopardy! | Herself - Celebrity Contestant | 1964 |
| Girl Talk | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself - Comedienne / Herself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Comedienne | 1961 |
| The Errand Boy | Miss Giles | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Mrs. Thorpe | 1961 |
| The Mugger | Mac's wife | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself / Self | 1957 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| It Had to Be You | 1989 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Tango Shalom | 2021 |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | 1983 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1974 | Emmy | Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music | Nominated |
| 1971 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
