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{{short description|American actress (born 1961)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Nancy Travis
| image         = Nancy Travis 2012.jpg
| caption       = Travis in 2012
| birth_name    = Nancy Ann Travis
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1961|9|21}}<ref name=allm/>
| birth_place   = [[New York City]], U.S.
| education     = [[New York University]] (BA)
| alma_mater    = 
| occupation    = {{Hlist | Actress | producer }}
| known_for     = {{plainlist|
* Chris Connor -  ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
* Vanessa Baxter - ''[[Last Man Standing (U.S. TV series)|Last Man Standing]]''}}
| television    =
| yearsactive   = 1985–present
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Robert N. Fried]]|1994}}
| children      = 2
}}
'''Nancy Ann Travis''' (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She began her career on Off-Broadway theater, before her first leading screen role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television miniseries ''Harem'' opposite [[Omar Sharif]]. Her breakthrough came in 1987, playing Sylvia Bennington in the comedy film ''[[Three Men and a Baby]]''. She later starred in its sequel, ''[[Three Men and a Little Lady]]'' (1990).

Travis has starred in many films, including ''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'' (1990), ''[[Air America (film)|Air America]]'' (1990), ''[[Passed Away (film)|Passed Away]]'' (1992), ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992), ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]'' (1993), ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]'' (1994), and ''[[Fluke (film)|Fluke]]'' (1995). On television, Travis went on to star in the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Almost Perfect]]'' in 1995, which ran two seasons, and in the short-lived ''[[Work with Me]]'' (1999). In 2002, she played a leading role in the ABC miniseries ''[[Rose Red (miniseries)|Rose Red]]'', and later joined the cast of the CBS sitcom ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]'' for its final two seasons.

From 2011 to 2021, Travis starred as Vanessa Baxter in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]''. From 2018 to 2019, she also starred opposite [[Michael Douglas]] in the [[Netflix]] comedy series ''[[The Kominsky Method]]''. In 2023, Travis starred in the [[Hallmark Channel]] neo-Western drama series, ''[[Ride (2023 TV series)|Ride]]''.