Question: Ragtime is a 1981 American drama film, directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1975 historical novel "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow, the film features the early appearances, in small parts, by Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher, an American actress and activist, and isbest known for her role as Fran Fine, in which hit TV series?

Context articles: Ann Morgan Guilbert
The Firemen's Ball
Ragtime (novel)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)
Courtney Love filmography
Renée Taylor
Valmont (film)
Fran Drescher
Ragtime (film)

Ann Morgan Guilbert (October 16, 1928 – June 14, 2016), sometimes credited as Ann Guilbert, was an American television and film actress who portrayed a number of roles from the 1950s on, most notably as Millie Helper in 61 episodes of the early 1960s sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and later Yetta Rosenberg, Fran Fine's doddering grandmother, in 56 episodes of the 1990s sitcom "The Nanny".
The Fireman's Ball (or The Firemen's Ball, Czech: "Hoří, má panenko" ) is a 1967 comedy film directed by Miloš Forman.
 It is set at the annual ball of a small town's volunteer fire department, and the plot portrays the series of disasters that occur during the evening.
 The film uses few professional actors – the firemen portrayed are primarily played by the firemen of the small town where it was filmed.
 In its portrayal of the prevailing corruption of the local community, and the collapse even of well-intentioned plans, the film has widely been interpreted as a satire on the East European Communist system, and it was "banned forever" in Czechoslovakia following the Soviet invasion of 1968.
Ragtime is a novel by E. L. Doctorow, published in 1975.
 This work of historical fiction is mainly set in the New York City area from 1902 until 1912, with brief scenes towards the end describing the United States' entry into World War Im in 1917.
 A unique adaptation of the historical narrative genre with a subversive 1970s slant, the novel blends fictional and historical figures into a framework that revolves around events, characters, and ideas important in American history.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) is a novel written by Ken Kesey.
 Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of the institutional processes and the human mind as well as a critique of behaviorism and a celebration of humanistic principles.
 It was adapted into the Broadway play "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Dale Wasserman in 1963.
 Bo Goldman adapted the novel into a 1975 film directed by Miloš Forman, which won five Academy Awards.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1962 novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey.
 The film stars Jack Nicholson, and features a supporting cast of Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson and Brad Dourif.
Courtney Love is an American musician and actress who began her professional career in film in 1986 with a supporting role in Alex Cox's "Sid and Nancy" (1986); she had prior studied film with experimental director George Kuchar at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1984, and appeared in one of Kuchar's short films.
 After pursuing music and having a successful career as the frontwoman of alternative rock band Hole, Love also had intermittent roles in films, most notably receiving critical attention for her performance as Althea Flynt in Miloš Forman's 1996 biopic "The People vs. Larry Flynt", which earned her a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actress, as well as awards from the Boston, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles film critics associations.
 Love later appeared among an ensemble cast in "200 Cigarettes" (1998), as well as in a leading role in "Man on the Moon" (1999) alongside Jim Carrey, for which she received critical recognition.
 She later appeared in several independent films and short subjects as well as the thriller "Trapped" (2002) alongside Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon, and "Julie Johnson" (2001), for which she received an award for Best Actress at Los Angeles' gay and lesbian Outfest film festival.
Renée Taylor (née Renée Wexler; March 19, 1933) is an American actress, Academy Award-nominated writer and one-time director, best known for having played Fran Drescher's title character's outspoken mother, Sylvia Fine, on the TV series "The Nanny".
Valmont is a 1989 French-American drama film directed by Miloš Forman and starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening, and Meg Tilly.
 Based on the 1782 French novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" by Choderlos de Laclos, and adapted for the screen by Jean-Claude Carrière, the film is about a scheming widow who bets her lover that he cannot corrupt a recently married honorable woman.
 During the process of seducing the married woman, he ends up falling in love with her.
 "Valmont" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk).
Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an American actress and activist.
 She is best known for her role as Fran Fine in the hit TV series "The Nanny" (1993–99), and for her nasal voice and thick New York accent.
Ragtime is a 1981 American drama film, directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1975 historical novel "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow.
 The action takes place in and around New York City, New Rochelle, and Atlantic City early in the 1900s, including fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time.
 The film features the final film appearances of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, and early appearances, in small parts, by Jeff Daniels, Fran Drescher, Samuel L. Jackson, Ethan Phillips and John Ratzenberger.
 The music score was composed by Randy Newman.
 The film was nominated for eight Oscars.