Fran Drescher Fran Fine Actor Charles Shaughnessy Maxwell Sheffield Actor Lauren Lane Chastity Claire "C.C' Babcock Actor Daniel Davis Niles Actor Nicholle Tom Maggie Sheffield Actor Benjamin Salisbury Brighton Sheffield Actor Madeline Zima Grace Sheffield Actor Renee Taylor Sylvia Fine Guest Star Rachel Chagall Guest Star Ann Morgan Guilbert Guest Star Ray Charles Guest Star Whoopi Goldberg Guest Star Jessica Tuck Guest Star Kathryn Joosten Guest Star Gunnar Peterson Guest Star Robert Sternin Executive Producer Prudence Fraser Executive Producer Peter Marc Jacobson Writer Dorothy Lyman Director