Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis
Nancy Travis
Born Nancy Ann Travis
September 21, 1961 (1961-09-21) (age 50)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress, producer
Years active 1985–present
Spouse Robert N. Fried (1994–present)
2 sons

Nancy Ann Travis (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Three Men and a Baby (1987) and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), Married to the Mob (1988), Air America (1990), Internal Affairs (1990), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Greedy (1994), and Fluke (1995). She currently stars as Vanessa Baxter in the ABC comedy series Last Man Standing.

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Early life

Travis was born in New York City, the daughter of Theresa, a social worker, and Gordon Travis, a sales executive.[1] Travis was raised in Massachusetts, and lived in Baltimore as well as Boston during her childhood.

Career

Travis' first job after graduating from high school was a play, It's Hard to be a Jew, at The American Jewish Theatre in NYC. After that, Travis appeared in a stage version of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and was a founding member of the Off-Broadway theater company Naked Angels. She appeared in their Frank Pugliese play Aven U-Boys, as well as in King of Connecticut. Another Broadway play Travis appeared in was I'm Not Rappaport. She has also starred in Athol Fugard's My Children, My Africa.

Travis has had leading roles in many films, including Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady, plus Internal Affairs (as the wife of Andy García) and So I Married an Axe Murderer as the bride of Mike Myers. She also was featured in Chaplin opposite Robert Downey, Jr., portraying Joan Barry, the woman who filed a paternity suit against Chaplin.

From 1995-1997, Travis played a leading role in the CBS sitcom Almost Perfect.The show was canceled after two seasons. In 1999 she starred in the short-lived TV series Work with Me, Travis was also a producer.[2]

Travis had the leading role of psychology professor Dr. Joyce Reardon in 2002's four-hour television adaptation of Stephen King's Rose Red.

In 2002, Travis joined the cast comedy series Becker as Chris Connor. She starred in the show before the series finale. She also starred in the movies Running Mates, Beyond Suspicion, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Jane Austen Book Club.

From 2007 to 2009 Travis appeared in the television sitcom The Bill Engvall Show as Bill's wife Susan. In 2010, she starred in TV films The Pregnancy Pact, In My Shoes and was a guest star in two episodes of Desperate Housewives. In 2011, she appeared in the television series Grey's Anatomy and How I Met Your Mother.

In 2011, Travis was cast in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing opposite Tim Allen.[3][4] Travis also appeared in The CW pilot Hart of Dixie.[5]

Personal life

In 1994, Travis married Robert N. Fried, former president and CEO of Savoy Pictures.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Malice in Wonderland Ann
1986 Harem Jessica Gray
1987 Three Men and a Baby Sylvia Bennington
1988 Married to the Mob Karen Lutnick
Eight Men Out Lyra Williams
I'll Be Home for Christmas Leah Bundy
1990 Loose Cannons Riva
Internal Affairs Kathleen Avilla
Air America Corinne Landreaux
Three Men and a Little Lady Sylvia Bennington
1992 Passed Away Cassie Slocombe
Chaplin Joan Barry
1993 The Vanishing Rita Baker
So I Married an Axe Murderer Harriet Michaels
1994 Greedy Robin
1995 Fluke Carol Johnson
Lieberman in Love Kate
Destiny Turns on the Radio Lucille
Body Language Atty. Theresa Janice 'T.J.' Harlow
1996 Bogus Lorraine Franklin
1999 My Last Love Susan Morton also producer
2000 Running Mates Jennifer 'Jenny' Pryce
Beyond Suspicion Carol
2005 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Lydia Rodman
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club Cat
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker April Brenner
Sally Sally
2009 Safe Harbor Robbie
2010 The Pregnancy Pact Lorraine Dougan
A Walk In My Shoes Cindy/Trish
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Fallen Angels Bette Allison Season 1, Episode 4: The Frightening Frammis
1994-1997 Duckman Bernice / Beverly / Beatrice 67 episodes, voice
1995-1997 Almost Perfect Kim Cooper 34 episodes
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Spencer voice
1998 Superman: The Animated Series Darci Mason 1 episode, voice
1999 Work With Me Julie Better 5 episodes, also producer
2002 Stephen King's Rose Red Prof. Joyce Reardon TV mini-series
2002-2004 Becker Chris Connor 39 episodes
2007–2009 The Bill Engvall Show Susan Pearson 24 episodes
2008 Medium Laura Swenson Season 4, Episode 4, Do You Hear What I Hear?
2010 Desperate Housewives Dr. Mary Wagner 2 episodes
2011 Grey's Anatomy Alison Season 7, Episode 16, Not Responsible
How I Met Your Mother Cheryl Season 6, Episode 19, Legendaddy
Hart of Dixie Emmeline 'Mrs. H' Hattenbarger Recurring role
Last Man Standing Vanessa Baxter TV Series fall

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