Lauren Lane

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 (1993–1999).

Life and career 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. In 2013, she briefly taught at Carnegie Mellon University. As of April 2026, Lane is on the faculty of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University in San Marcos, which she joined in 2004.

Lane married businessman David Wilkins in 1998. They divorced in 2009. Together they have a daughter, Kate Wilkins.

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. Lane starred in The Nanny until the show ended in 1999. She also appeared on The Daily Show in August 1997.

In the 2000 film Gen13, Lane voiced Ivana Baiul. 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.

Since 2000, Lane has performed in various productions at the Zachary Scott Theatre, in Austin, Texas. In 2010, she was a guest on The Fran Drescher Show. 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 Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Program.

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 1984 Interface Amy Witherspoon 1987 Positive I.D. Dana Credited as Laura Lane 1992 Nervous Ticks Blonde 1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal Lauren Kent 1999 Gen13 Ivana Baiul Voice role 2001 Joan Swanson 2019 Dress Code Sylo Short Film

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 1991 Hunter Police Sgt. Chris Novak Main role (season 7), 11 episodes 1991–1992 L.A. Law Julie Rayburn Recurring role, 5 episodes 1993 South Beach Brooke Wyatt 1 episode Chastity Claire 'C.C.' Babcock Main role, 144 episodes 1995 Burke's Law Tanya Lovette 1 episode 1996 Duckman Director's Assistant Voice role; 1 episode 1999 Partners Barbara Unsold television pilot 2004 Herself Television special 2010 The Fran Drescher Show Herself 1 episode

Theatre + Theater roles Year Title Role Notes 1989 Judevine 1992, 1994 The Madman on the Roof & Electra, The Actor's Gang 2001 Dinner with Friends Karen 2005 The Vagina Monologues 2007, 2008 The Dick Monologues 2008 The Clean House Lane 2009 House of Several Stories Mother 2010 Becky's New Car Becky 2010 Celebrity Autobiography 2011 A Writer's Vision(s) 2011 August: Osage County Barbara 2011 Cherry Orchard Madame Ranyévskaya 2011 God of Carnage Veronica Novak 2013 Harvey Veta Louise 2014 Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Sonia