Who is grandma yetta

Yetta truly loved her granddaughter, whom she called "Frannie". Fran called her "Yettie" and the love was mutual. As Fran became part of the Sheffield family, so did Yetta. The widowed Yetta found love with a man named Sammy, and though was engaged, later married him in the show Sammy was played by Ray Charles.

Her first husband, Shlomo or sometimes referred to as Joe , choked on a chicken bone and died. The Nanny Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Yetta Rosenberg is a fictional character on the television comedy The Nanny. Yetta's character was based on Fran's real-life grandmother, who passed away in Yetta was the often forgetful and senile mother of Sylvia Fine and the grandmother of Fran Fine. She lived in a retirement home, and would often visit the Sheffield mansion where Fran worked as a babysitter.

She was often seen with a cigarette in her hand and, despite her age, she was a voracious smoker. After Fran started working for Maxwell Sheffield , Yetta incorrectly assumed that they were married and that the three children were Fran's. The widowed Yetta found love with a man named Sammy , became engaged, and later married him in the show Sammy was played by Ray Charles.

Her first husband, Shlomo Rosenberg or sometimes referred to as Joe , choked on a chicken bone and died. In the last season, she welcomed her biological great-grandchildren, Jonah and Eve Sheffield. Though they love each other, Yetta and Sylvia are often seen bickering and are frequently annoyed by one another.

Yetta appears to have been a similarly overbearing mother to Sylvia as Sylvia is to Fran, constantly pressuring her daughter to get married and have children. The Nanny Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Maxwell Sheffield C. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Yetta Rosenberg.