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Nancy Travis

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Nancy Travis
Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon Steves (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.
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Nancy Travis was born in New York City, to Theresa, a social worker, and Gordon Travis, a sales executive. She lived in Baltimore and Boston before returning to her birthplace to study drama at New York University. Her first job out of school was with New York's American Jewish Theater, after which she hit the road, joining the national tour of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs." She has maintained a connection to the stage throughout her career. A founding member of the New York-based off-Broadway theater company Naked Angels, she appeared in their production of Frank Pugliese's play "Aven-U Boys, " as well as "King of Connecticut" with Frances McDormand. She also performed in the Broadway run of the award-winning play "I'm Not Rappaport" with Cleavon Little and Judd Hirsch. More recently, she appeared in Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa," which the author directed at the La Jolla Playhouse. No stranger to television, Travis starred with Peter Gallagher and Isabella Rossellini in the Tom Cruise-directed segment of the Showtime anthology series Fallen Angels (1993).
BornSeptember 21, 1961
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BornSeptember 21, 1961
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations

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Nancy Travis in Desperate Housewives (2004)
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Nancy Travis in Desperate Housewives (2004)
Nancy Travis in The Bill Engvall Show (2007)
Nancy Travis at an event for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
Michael Douglas and Nancy Travis in Chapter 12. A Libido Sits in the Fridge (2019)
Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, and Molly McCook in Last Man Standing (2011)
Nancy Travis and Kaitlyn Dever in Last Man Standing (2011)
Michael Douglas and Nancy Travis in The Kominsky Method (2018)
Nancy Travis and Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in Last Man Standing (2011)

Known for:

Mike Myers and Nancy Travis in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer
6.4
  • Harriet Michaels
  • 1993
The Vanishing (1993)
The Vanishing
6.3
  • Rita Baker
  • 1993
Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Robin Weisman in 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)
3 Men and a Little Lady
5.4
  • Sylvia
  • 1990
Amy Brenneman and Hugh Dancy in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
The Jane Austen Book Club
6.7
  • Cat
  • 2007

Credits

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Actress

  • Boys Life
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Ordinary Angels
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Animus
    • Sarafina
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Ride (2023)
    Ride
    • Isabel McMurray
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Winifred 'Winnie' Olsen
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Nancy Travis and Adrienne Visnic in Those We Carry (2022)
    Those We Carry
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Night of the Animated Dead (2021)
    Night of the Animated Dead
    • Helen Cooper (voice)
    • 2021
  • Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in Last Man Standing (2011)
    Last Man Standing
    • Vanessa Baxter
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2021
  • Michael Douglas in The Kominsky Method (2018)
    The Kominsky Method
    • Lisa
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Married Young (2019)
    Married Young
    • Rachel
    • 2019
  • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
    Mr. Mercedes
    • Donna Hodges
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Sam Elliott, Debra Winger, Ashton Kutcher, and Danny Masterson in The Ranch (2016)
    The Ranch
    • Karen
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • David Koechner and Jim Rash in Bernard and Huey (2017)
    Bernard and Huey
    • Mona
    • 2017
  • The Submarine Kid (2015)
    The Submarine Kid
    • Mrs. Koll
    • 2015
  • Bryan Fox in Dissonance (2014)
    Dissonance
    • Bobbi
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Gabriella Wilde in Squatters (2014)
    Squatters
    • Carol
    • Video
    • 2014
  • Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie (2011)
    Hart of Dixie
    • Emmeline Hattenbarger
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    How I Met Your Mother
    • Cheryl
    • TV Series
    • 2011

Producer

  • Work with Me
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Nancy Travis in My Last Love (1999)
    My Last Love
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1999

Soundtrack

  • Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in Last Man Standing (2011)
    Last Man Standing
    • performer: "Danny Boy"
    • performer: "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen", "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
    • performer: "Silent Night" (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2020
  • Nancy Travis, Bill Engvall, Skyler Gisondo, Jennifer Lawrence, and Graham Patrick Martin in The Bill Engvall Show (2007)
    The Bill Engvall Show
    • performer: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
    • TV Series
    • 2007

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • September 21, 1961
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Robert N. Fried1994 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Benjamin E. Fried
  • Parents
      Theresa Travis
  • Other works
    She acted in Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," in a Bonnie Franklin Classic and Contemporary Play production at The Broad Stage Theatre in Santa Monica, California with Chris Butler, Brian Chase, Olivia Cristina Delgado, Thai Douglas, Dan Gunther, Travis Michael Holder, Jason E. Kelly, John Bennett Perry, Grecia Salamon and Tim Sampson in the cast. Jenny Sullivan was director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Has reunited with two of her 3 Men and a Baby (1987) co-stars on other projects. She was in the 2000 TV-movie Running Mates (2000) with Tom Selleck and was a series regular on Becker (1998) with Ted Danson.
  • Quotes
    (On reuniting with Ted Danson while shooting Becker (1998)): I walked in and he just gave me this huge hug like no time had passed.
  • Trademark
    Curly hair

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