C. C. Babcock

C.C. Babcock
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First appearance	Pilot
Last appearance	The Finalé
Created by	Fran Drescher Peter Marc Jacobson
Portrayed by	Lauren Lane
In-universe information
Occupation	Broadway producer
Family	Stewart Babcock (father) B.B. Babcock (Mother) Noel Babcock (brother) D.D. Babcock (sister) G.G. Babcock (cousin)
Spouse	Niles

Chastity Claire Babcock, better known as C.C. was a fictional character on the sitcom The Nanny. She was played by actress Lauren Lane.

Background

C.C. is the business partner of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy), working together with him for almost 20 years. She harbors an intense crush on Maxwell and tries to move in on him after his first wife passes away. A running joke is Maxwell's seeming obliviousness to C.C.'s overt romantic advances. C.C. is typically portrayed as spoiled, vain, and uncaring, particularly shown in how she never remembers the names of Maxwell's children.

C.C.'s main opponent is Niles (Daniel Davis), the Sheffield's butler. He has despised her from the start, and frequently makes quips at her expense. Due to her lack of boyfriends and fixation on Maxwell, there are hints that C.C. is depressed and spends a fortune on therapy sessions. Her parents are divorced, although her father Stewart is portrayed as amiable. When Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) comes to work as the new nanny, C.C. immediately views her as a threat to Maxwell's affection. She always refers to Fran as "Nanny Fine", even after Fran is wed to Maxwell and becomes the new lady of the house. C.C.'s Pomeranian dog, Chester, adores Fran, but growls whenever C.C. is near.

As Fran and her large family intergrate themselves into the Sheffield household, C.C. continues her vain attempts to win Maxell over and eject Fran from the house. Although Fran is somewhat sympathetic and tends to tolerate C.C., their relationship remains strained throughout the show's run. When C.C. purposefully hurts the feelings of Gracie (Madeline Zima) by telling her that Fran is merely a nanny, Fran warns, "...if you ever hurt one of my kids again, they'll be wiping your blue blood off the walls!"

Once Maxwell and Fran get engaged, C.C. plunges into depression, gains weight, loses her sanity and has to be institutionalized for a month; This plot device was written to coincide with Lauren Lane's real-life pregnancy. Under duress, C.C. eventually realizes that her feelings for Maxwell are unreciprocated, and decides to reevaluate her life.

During the final season of the show, the hate between Niles and C.C. reaches its zenith; during an argument, their mutual rage turns to lust, and they suddenly start kissing each other passionately. Later, Niles finds that he can no longer effortlessly insult C.C. like he used to, and accidentally blurts out a marriage proposal. Once he is turned down, Niles proposes again several times, only to be rejected and mocked at each attempt. This situation becomes so intolerable that both C.C. and Niles declare they are terminating their employment with the Sheffield house and Maxwell's business, respectively. However, before Maxwell and Fran are able to talk them out of this decision, they stumble on Niles and C.C. in bed together.

C.C. and Niles marry in the series finale, as Fran is giving birth to twins. After them being pronounced Man and Wife, C.C. learns that she is pregnant with Niles' baby, which causes both of them to faint. During the wedding ceremony, it is revealed that "C.C." stands for "Chastity Claire," which shocks everyone there.

She, along with Niles, accompanies the family to California.