power, he strips Leonid of his duties and arrests him on charges of treason. Boris reunites with Joy in New York City and informs her that he has freed Alek and agreed to hold free elections in Slovetzia. Boris kisses Joy after admitting his feelings for her. Cast Cast list adapted from Rotten Tomatoes: Fran Drescher as Joy Miller, a beautician from New York City. Drescher also voices her princess counterpart in the animated opening. Timothy Dalton as Boris Pochenko, the President of Slovetzia. Ian McNeice as Ira Grushinsky, a Slovetzia diplomat. Lisa Jakub as Katrina Pochenko, the daughter of Boris. Patrick Malahide as Leonid Kleist, the crooked Prime Minister of Slovetzia. Michael Lerner as Jerry Miller Adam LaVorgna as Karl Pochenko, son of Boris. Phyllis Newman as Judy Miller Heather DeLoach as Masha Pochenko, the daughter of Boris. Kyle and Tyler Wilkerson as Yuri Pochenko, the son of Boris. Timothy Dowling as Alek, the leader of a youth rebellion in Slovetzia. Michael Immel as Stage Manager Tonya Watts as Model Tamara Mello as Consuela Celeste Russi as Lupe Daniel R. Escobar as Hector Billy Brown as Fireman Jorge Noa as Photographer Carmela Rappazo as Student Clyde Wrenn as Student Earl Carroll as Factory Worker Vincent Schiavelli as Jailer Marianne Muellerleile as Chef R. Sparkle Stillman as Cousin Doris Edmund Cambridge as Elderly Man Todd Graff as Denny Gene Chronopoulos as Servant David Shackelford as Kitchen Worker Michael Horton as the voice of a fairy tale prince Jane Jenkins as Neighbor at Party Zdenek Vencl as Czech Guard Vaclav Legner as Czech Guard Leon Silver as Vaclav Stephen Marcus as Ivan Marshal Silverman as Tailor Dana Bednarova as Svetlana Production Fran Drescher developed and pitched the concept for The Beautician and the Beast, which she said was a homage to the musical The King and I (1951). Drescher was an executive producer for the film, which was handled through her production company High School Sweethearts. The writer Todd Graff was attached to The Beautician and the Beast during its pitch; Drescher chose him since they had a similar sense of humor and he was already "familiar with her voice and what type of dialogue suits her best". While producing the film, Drescher only wanted a script that was "written properly for [her]". Changes to the script occurred up until shooting started. Roger Birnbaum and Peter Marc Jacobson were also executive