Lauren Lane

Laura "Lauren" Lane (born February 2, 1961) is an American film, television, stage actress, and professor.

She is best known for her role as C.C. Babcock on The Nanny.

Lane was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and raised in Arlington, Texas.

She attended Lamar High School and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Lane also earned a Master's degree in the advanced training program at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Lane began her acting career in the 1984 film, Interface.

She went on to appear in television and film productions such as Positive I.D., Nervous Ticks, Hunter, and L.A. Law, before being cast as C.C. Babcock in The Nanny in 1993.

While still performing on The Nanny, she appeared on The Daily Show in August 1997.

Lane starred in The Nanny until the show ended in 1999.

Lane voiced Ivana Baiul in the 2000 film Gen¹³.

Since 2000, Lane has performed in various productions at the Zachary Scott Theatre, in Austin, Texas.

In December 2004, she joined the rest of the cast of The Nanny for the Lifetime one-hour special, The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember.

In 2010, she was a guest on The Fran Drescher Show.

In 2013, she briefly taught at Carnegie Mellon University.

Lane is on the faculty of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Lane was married to businessman David Wilkins and together they have one daughter, Kate Wilkins.

In 2015, she starred in a one-off performance in A. R. Gurney's Love Letters opposite her The Nanny co-star Daniel Davis with proceeds going to the Texas State BFA Acting Program.