Drescher has stated that she is not of Italian descent [1] despite the numerous web sites that incorrectly report that she is part Italian; she is of Eastern European Jewish ancestry
Meisler, Andy. "TELEVISION; Mary Poppins She's Not", The New York Times, December 18, 1994. Accessed November 20, 2007. "After she graduated from Hillcrest High School in Queens, where she met Mr. Jacobson, the two of them moved to Los Angeles and were married."