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Nancy Travis Born Nancy Ann Travis
September 21, 1961
New York City, New York, U.S.Occupation Actress, producer Years active 1985–present Spouse Robert N. Fried (1994–present)
2 sonsNancy 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 References
- ^ "Becker's Nancy Travis Rekindles Her Baby Love with Ted Danson". http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139024,00.html.
- ^ "Work with Me" (1999)
- ^ ABC Pilots: Get the Scoop on the New Shows
- ^ "Nancy Travis joins ABC Tim Allen pilot". http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a311867/nancy-travis-joins-abc-tim-allen-pilot.html.
- ^ "Coming This Fall to The CW...". http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/03/coming-this-fall-to-the-cw/.
External links
- Nancy Travis at the Internet Movie Database
- Nancy Travis at AllRovi
Categories:- 1961 births
- Actors from New York City
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
- Living people
- People from Manhattan
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