Acclaimed actress Renée Taylor (“The Nanny”) will perform her “My Life on a Diet” one-woman show on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California. #Powerjournalist Markos Papadatos has the scoop.
For one-night only, join Renée Taylor for a special revival of her one-woman show, “My Life on a Diet,” at 7 p.m. and it runs for 90 minutes. Taylor is known for playing the role of Sylvia Fine (the on-screen mother of Fran Drescher) in “The Nanny.”
It is based on her 1986 memoir of the same title. This hilarious, self-deprecating one-woman show was co-written and originally directed by her husband, the late Joseph Bologna. Prepare to laugh, and maybe cry, as she takes you on a ride through her life and career framed by her lifelong struggle with body image, fad dieting, family, and famous friends.
Come celebrate with some of her current celebrity friends and family on this, the eve of her 93rd birthday – or 39th depending on how you look at it!
Her shows have garnered rave reviews from such media outlets as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and New York Stage Review, among others.
Renée Taylor is an Oscar-nominated and an Emmy award-winning screenwriter. Don’t miss this evening of storytelling from one of film and TV’s funniest, most recognizable, and acclaimed writers and performers.
To learn more about this one-night-only event starring Renée Taylor, check out The Plaza Theatre website.
Renée Taylor was born in the Bronx, New York to Frieda (née Silverstein) and Charles Wexler. She grew up in South Beach Florida where eventually, after years of success, she was given the key to the city. She worked as a comedian in the early 1960s at the New York City nightclub Bon Soir where her opening act was a then unknown Barbra Streisand. Taylor earned notice for her portrayal of Eva Braun in Mel Brooks’ The Producers (1967), and continued to act in several film, television, and theater productions. However, despite an impressive 50-year resume, she is best remembered as Sylvia Fine, the overbearing, classic Jewish mother of Fran Drescher’s title character in The Nanny.
After marrying actor Joseph Bologna in 1965, Taylor and Bologna co-wrote the Broadway hit comedy, “Lovers and Other Strangers,” and received an Oscar nomination for writing the 1970 film adaptation. They wrote and co-starred in the romantic comedy, Made for Each Other (1971), and won an Emmy for writing the 1973 TV special, Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973). They also co-directed and co-starred in the film, It Had to Be You (1989), adapted from their play. Their famous interfaith marriage was blessed by the Pope, the Dalai Lama and Marianne Williamson.
She has one son, Gabriel Bologna (b. April 1, 1969), who directed his parents in the critically acclaimed interfaith, dance comedy film, Tango Shalom [aka Forbidden Tango], Joseph’s last performance. The elder Bologna also co-wrote the script. Taylor lives in Palm Springs.
