- Born
- Birth nameRenee Adoree Wexler
- Height1.68 m
- Renée Taylor was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA to Frieda (née Silverstein) and Charles Wexler. She worked as a comedian in the early 1960s at the New York City nightclub Bon Soir. Her opening act was a then unknown Barbra Streisand. She earned notice for her portrayal of Eva Braun in Mel Brooks's Les Producteurs (1967), and continued to act in several film, television, and theater productions. However, despite an impressive, 60-year resume, she is better remembered as Sylvia Fine, the overbearing, classic Jewish mother of Fran Drescher's title character in Une nounou d'enfer (1993).- IMDb mini biography by: tony.r.vario@gmail.com
- SpousesJoseph Bologna(August 7, 1965 - August 13, 2017) (his death, 2 children)Frank Baxter(June 1958 - 1964) (divorced)
- Children
- Her Mae West impression
- After marrying 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 costarred in the romantic comedy, Faits l'un pour l'autre (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.
- Has 1 son, Gabriel Bologna (b. April 1, 1969) with late husband, Joseph Bologna.
- She made guest appearances on both Lois & Clark : Les nouvelles aventures de Superman (1993) and Superman (1996).
- She and Joseph Bologna wrote 'Lovers and Other Strangers' for Broadway in which they both starred. They then adapted it for the screen for which they got an Oscar nomination.
- Received an honorary doctorate along with her husband, Joseph Bologna, from Hofstra University.
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