Frances Ann Lebowitz (pronounced /ˈliːbəwɪts/), born on October 27, 1950, is a distinguished American figure who has built a career as an author, public speaker, and actor. Renowned for her incisive, sardonic observations on American society—shaped by her distinct New York City perspective—she was closely connected to leading luminaries of the city’s 1970s and 1980s art scene, counting Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese, Jerome Robbins, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Wojnarowicz, Candy Darling, and the New York Dolls among her associates.