Editing Nancy Travis

{{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]]''.

== Early life ==
Travis was born in [[Queens]], the daughter of Theresa, a social worker, and Gordon Travis, a sales executive.<ref name="people20139024">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139024,00.html|title=Becker's Nancy Travis Rekindles Her Baby Love with Ted Danson|work=[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]|date=January 13, 2003|access-date=August 14, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212508/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139024,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Travis was raised in [[Framingham, Massachusetts]],<ref name="people20139024" /><ref>{{cite news|first=Amy|last=Amatangelo|date=July 10, 2007|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/inside_track/inside_track/2007/07/travis_gives_high_praise_framingham_drama_coach|title=Travis gives high praise to Framingham drama coach|newspaper=[[The Boston Herald]]|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> and [[Baltimore, Maryland]].<ref name="people20139024" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/nancy-travis/biography.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502091200/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/nancy-travis/biography.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 2, 2014|title=Nancy Travis- Biography|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> She was raised [[Catholic]]. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from [[New York University]].<ref name=allm>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/nancy-travis-vn6779347|title=Nancy Travis &#124; Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

== Career ==
Travis's first job after graduating from high school was in a play, ''It's Hard to Be a Jew'', at The American Jewish Theatre in NYC. She also acted in commercials, notably for Twinkies and Levi's Jeans.<ref name=tvg>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nancy-travis/bio/3030192121/|title=Nancy Travis|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> 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''. She made her Broadway debut in ''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]'' in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/nancy-travis-100857|title=Nancy Travis – Broadway Cast & Staff &#124; IBDB|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> She starred in [[Athol Fugard]]'s ''My Children, My Africa''. In 1985, Travis made her screen debut playing a supporting role in the made-for-television biographical film ''[[Malice in Wonderland (1985 film)|Malice in Wonderland]]'' starring [[Elizabeth Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/414885/malice-in-wonderland/|title=Malice in Wonderland|website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> The following year she received a star-billing role in the two-part ABC miniseries, ''Harem'' opposite [[Omar Sharif]].<ref name=allm/> She later made guest-starring appearances in television series ''[[Spenser: For Hire]]'' and ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]''.

In 1987, Travis made her big screen debut playing Sylvia Bennington in the comedy film ''[[Three Men and a Baby]]'' starring [[Tom Selleck]], [[Steve Guttenberg]], and [[Ted Danson]]. The film was one of the biggest American box office hits of 1987 grossing $240 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1987/|title=Domestic Box Office For 1987|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> She reprised her role in its sequel, ''[[Three Men and a Little Lady]]'' in 1990. In 1988, Travis had supporting roles in two films: crime comedy ''[[Married to the Mob]]'', and the sports drama ''[[Eight Men Out]]''. She starred opposite [[Hal Holbrook]] and [[Eva Marie Saint]] in the made-for-television Christmas drama film ''[[I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988 film)|I'll Be Home for Christmas]]'' later in 1988. In 1990, Travis starred in four films: she starred as the female lead and wife of [[Andy García]]'s character in the crime thriller ''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'', the action comedy and box-office bomb ''[[Loose Cannons (1990 film)|Loose Cannons]]'', starred alongside [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Robert Downey Jr.]] in the action comedy ''[[Air America (film)|Air America]]'' and ''Three Men and a Little Lady''. In 1992 she starred opposite [[Bob Hoskins]] in the comedy film ''[[Passed Away (film)|Passed Away]]'' and was featured in the 
biographical film ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' opposite [[Robert Downey Jr.]], portraying [[Joan Barry (American actress)|Joan Barry]], the woman who filed a paternity suit against Chaplin. The following year, Travis starred alongside [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[Kiefer Sutherland]] in the psychological thriller ''[[The Vanishing (1993 film)|The Vanishing]]'', and starred in the romantic comedy-drama ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]'' as the bride of [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]]' character.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/so_i_married_an_axe_murderer|title=So I Married an Axe Murderer - Rotten Tomatoes|date=July 30, 1993|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> Travis also starred with [[Peter Gallagher]] and [[Isabella Rossellini]] in the [[Tom Cruise]]-directed episode of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] neo-noir anthology series ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]'' in 1993. Travis starred alongside [[Michael J. Fox]] in the comedy film ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]'' in 1994. The following year she went to star in the [[box office bomb]] fantasy drama film ''[[Fluke (film)|Fluke]]'',<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fluke.htm Fluke (1995)], Box Office Mojo</ref> the action-comedy ''[[Destiny Turns on the Radio]]'' with [[Dylan McDermott]], and the HBO crime thriller ''Body Language'' opposite [[Tom Berenger]]. In 1996, Travis appeared in [[Whoopi Goldberg]]'s comedy film, ''[[Bogus (film)|Bogus]]''.

In 1995, Travis moved to television with the leading role as a female executive producer of a television cop show, in the CBS sitcom ''[[Almost Perfect]]''.<ref name=allm/> The show was canceled after two seasons. She did voice-over work in the animated series ''[[Duckman]]'' from 1994 to 1997. She starred in an episode of [[Robert Altman]]'s anthology series, ''[[Gun (TV series)|Gun]]'' in 1997, and went to star and produce [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] romantic drama film, ''[[My Last Love]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_last_love_1999|title=My Last Love - Rotten Tomatoes|date=February 7, 2020|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> In 1999, Travis also produced and starred and in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''[[Work with Me]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210464/ |title="Work with Me" (1999)|work=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=2011-12-11}}</ref> Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled after four episodes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/cbs-pink-slips-work-with-me-1117756951/|title=CBS pink slips 'Work With Me'|last=Pursell|first=Chris|date=October 25, 1999|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=2009-07-03}}</ref> The following year she returned to cinema playing supporting role in the drama film ''[[Auggie Rose]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/auggie_rose|title=Auggie Rose - Rotten Tomatoes|date=July 24, 2001|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> She also starred in the political comedy-drama film ''[[Running Mates (2000 film)|Running Mates]]'' with ''Three Men and a Baby'' co-star [[Tom Selleck]].

In 2002, Travis had the leading role of psychology professor Dr. Joyce Reardon in the four-hour television adaptation of ''[[Stephen King's Rose Red]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/feature/a3403/abc-fall-miniseries-full-details.html|title=ABC Fall miniseries: Full details|last=Wilkes|first=Neil|date=Jul 18, 2001|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2011-12-11}}</ref> In 2002, Travis joined the cast of the CBS sitcom ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]'' as Chris Connor. She starred in the show for its final two seasons, replacing the series' original female lead, [[Terry Farrell (actress)|Terry Farrell]]. She appeared in the 2005 comedy-drama film ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants]]'' and the 2007 ensemble romantic drama ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'' adapted from the [[The Jane Austen Book Club|2004 novel of the same name]] by [[Karen Joy Fowler]]. She also appeared in the 2007 made-for-television film ''[[The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker]]''. From 2007 to 2009, Travis starred in the TBS sitcom ''[[The Bill Engvall Show]]'' as Bill's wife Susan. In 2009 she starred in the [[Hallmark Channel]] film ''[[Safe Harbor (film)|Safe Harbor]]'', about a happily married couple, Doug ([[Treat Williams]]) and Robbie Smith (Travis) about to retire and spend their days cruising the world on their sailboat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boyshome.com/htm/for_release_on_january_21.htm|title=Christian Therapeutic Boarding School – Safe Harbor Boys Home|work=Safe Harbor}}</ref> In 2010, she starred in the television films ''[[The Pregnancy Pact]]'', ''In My Shoes'' and was a guest star in two episodes of ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/09/16/desperate-housewives-nancy-travis/|title='Desperate Housewives' Exclusive: Nancy Travis is B.A.G.'s mom!|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=Sep 16, 2010|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=2011-12-11}}</ref> In 2011, she guest starred in the television series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s46/greys-anatomy/news/a300492/nancy-travis-lands-greys-anatomy-role.html|title=Nancy Travis lands 'Grey's Anatomy' role|last=Wightman|first= Catriona|date=Jan 27, 2011|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2011-12-11}}</ref> and ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a301606/nancy-travis-signs-for-himym-role.html|title=Nancy Travis signs for 'HIMYM' role|last=Jeffery|first= Morgan|date=Feb 2, 2011|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2011-12-11}}</ref>

In 2011, Travis was cast in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' opposite [[Tim Allen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzsugar.com/ABC-2011-Pilots-Including-Good-Christian-Belles-Charlies-Angels-Once-Upon-Time-Pan-Am-Last-Man-Standing-Scandal-Revenge-16518382|title=ABC 2011 Pilots Including Good Christian Belles, Charlie's Angels, Once Upon a Time, Pan Am, Last Man Standing, Scandal, Revenge|author=Becky Kirsch|work=POPSUGAR Entertainment|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a311867/nancy-travis-joins-abc-tim-allen-pilot/|title=Nancy Travis joins ABC Tim Allen pilot|first=Morgan|last=Jeffery|date=Mar 30, 2011|website=Digital Spy|access-date=Oct 8, 2019}}</ref> Travis also was cast in the same time in [[The CW Television Network|The CW]] medical drama series ''[[Hart of Dixie]]'' as Emmeline "Mrs. H" Hattenbarger, but due to her commitments with the 20th Century Fox-produced ''Last Man Standing'' left the show after two episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/03/coming-this-fall-to-the-cw/ |title=Coming This Fall to The CW...|work=TV Fanatic|date=March 12, 2011 |access-date=2011-12-11}}</ref> ''Last Man Standing'' was canceled in 2017, after six seasons and 130 episodes, but was revived by Fox in the fall of 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/05/14/fox-picked-up-last-man-standing-after-being-emboldened-by-response-to-roseanne/|title=Fox picked up 'Last Man Standing' after being 'emboldened' by response to 'Roseanne'|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514223825/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/05/14/fox-picked-up-last-man-standing-after-being-emboldened-by-response-to-roseanne/|archive-date=2018-05-14|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-07-03}}</ref> The show debuted on September 28, 2018, and had its highest rating since season two.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/last-man-standing-ratings-fox-1202962065/|title=TV Ratings: 'Last Man Standing' Surges in Fox Debut|first1=Joe|last1=Otterson|date=Sep 29, 2018|access-date=Oct 8, 2019}}</ref> The series ended in 2021 after 194 episodes.

From 2017 to 2018, Travis played [[Brendan Gleeson]]'s ex-wife in the crime thriller series ''[[Mr. Mercedes (TV series)|Mr. Mercedes]]''. In 2018, Travis was cast as a female lead opposite [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Alan Arkin]] in the Netflix comedy series ''[[The Kominsky Method]]'', created by [[Chuck Lorre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/the-kominsky-method-nancy-travis-cast-netflix-comedy-series-1202240687/|title='The Kominsky Method': Nancy Travis To Co-Star In Netflix Comedy Series|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=11 January 2018}}</ref> In 2022, she returned to film, starring opposite [[Hilary Swank]] in the drama ''[[Ordinary Angels (film)|Ordinary Angels]]'' directed by [[Jon Gunn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ordinary-angels-adds-nancy-travis-tamala-jones-more-1235005018/|title=Kingdom Story Company's 'Ordinary Angels' Adds Nancy Travis, Tamala Jones & More|first1=Matt|last1=Grobar|date=April 18, 2022}}</ref> She next was cast in the Hallmark Channel Neo-Western drama series ''[[Ride (2023 TV series)|Ride]]'' playing the role of Isabel McMurray, the family matriarch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/rice-hallmark-cast-nancy-travis-beau-mirchoff-tyler-jacob-moore-1235084805/|title=Nancy Travis & Tiera Skovbye Join Cast Of Hallmark Channel's 'Ride'; Beau Mirchoff & Tyler Jacob Moore Also Star|first1=Lynette|last1=Rice|date=August 4, 2022}}</ref> The series was canceled after one season later that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/ride-canceled-by-hallmark-after-one-season-1235616909/|title='Ride' Canceled By Hallmark After One Season|first=Lynette|last=Rice|date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 1994, Travis married [[Robert N. Fried]], CEO of [[Niagen Bioscience]], the former president and CEO of [[Savoy Pictures]], and founder and former CEO of [[Hallmark Movies Now]] (formerly known as SpiritClips and FeeIn). They have two sons. She starred in the 2007 short film ''Sally'', featuring one of her sons and written by her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2adCB4lH6aM|title=Nancy Travis on the View|date=December 7, 2011|work=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2011-12-11}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Three Men and a Baby]]''
| Sylvia Bennington
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1988
| ''[[Married to the Mob]]''
| Karen Lutnick
|
|-
| ''[[Eight Men Out]]''
| Lyria Williams
|
|-
| ''[[I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988 film)|I'll Be Home for Christmas]]''
| Leah Bundy
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1989
| ''How Much Is Really True?''
|
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1990
| ''[[Loose Cannons (1990 film)|Loose Cannons]]''
| Riva
|
|-
| ''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]''
| Kathleen "Kathy" Avilla
|
|-
| ''[[Air America (film)|Air America]]''
| Corinne Landreaux
|
|-
| ''[[Three Men and a Little Lady]]''
| Sylvia Bennington
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Passed Away (film)|Passed Away]]''
| Cassie Slocombe
|
|-
| ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]''
| [[Joan Barry (American actress)|Joan Barry]]
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''[[The Vanishing (1993 film)|The Vanishing]]''
| Rita Baker
|
|-
| ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]''
| Harriet Michaels
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]''
| Robin
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1995
| ''[[Fluke (film)|Fluke]]''
| Carol Johnson
|
|-
| ''[[Lieberman in Love]]''
| Kate
|Short film
|-
| ''[[Destiny Turns on the Radio]]''
|  Lucille
|
|-
| ''Body Language''
| Atty. Theresa Janice 'T.J.' Harlow
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1996
| ''[[Bogus (film)|Bogus]]''
|  Lorraine Franklin
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
|''[[My Last Love]]''
| Susan Morton
| Also producer
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
|''[[Auggie Rose|Beyond Suspicion]]''
| Carol
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2005
| ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)|The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants]]''
| Lydia Rodman
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]''
| Cat Harris
|
|-
| ''Sally''
| Sally
|Short film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Squatters (film)|Squatters]]''
|Carol
|
|-
| ''[[Dissonance (film)|Dissonance]]''
| Bobbi
|Short film
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
|''[[The Submarine Kid]]''
|Mrs. Koll
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
|''[[Bernard and Huey]]''
|Mona
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
|''Married Young''
|Rachel
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
|''[[Night of the Animated Dead]]''
|Helen Cooper
|Voice
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
|''[[Ordinary Angels (film)|Ordinary Angels]]''
| Barbara Schmitt
| 
|-
| 2025
|''[[Sovereign (film)|Sovereign]]''
| Patty Bouchart
|Post-production<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2025-04-14 |title=Dennis Quaid, Nick Offerman & Jacob Tremblay Thriller ‘Sovereign’ Stakes Out Summer Release |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/dennis-quaid-sovereign-release-date-1236368233/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1985
| ''[[Malice in Wonderland (1985 film)|Malice in Wonderland]]''
| Ann
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1986
| ''Harem''
| Jessica Gray
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Spenser: For Hire]]''
| Maggie Ellis
| Episode: "The Hopes and Fears"
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
| ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]''
| Bette Allison
| Episode: "[[The Frightening Frammis]]"
|-
! scope="row" | 1994{{ndash}}1997
| ''[[Duckman]]''
| Bernice / Beverly / Beatrice / Grandma-ma
| Voice, main role (67 episodes)
|-
! scope="row" | 1995{{ndash}}1997
| ''[[Almost Perfect]]''
| Kim Cooper
| Series regular, 34 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 1996
| ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
| Spencer
| Voice, episode: "Rage's Burning Wheel"
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
|''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
|  Darci Mason
| Voice, episode: "Obsession"<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Nancy Travis (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Nancy-Travis/ |access-date=September 3, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[Work with Me]]''
| Julie Better
| Series regular, 9 episodes, also producer
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[Running Mates (2000 film)|Running Mates]]''
| Jennifer "Jenny" Pryce
|Television film
|-
|''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
|Cat
|Voice, episode: "Queen of Denial"<ref name="btva" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| ''[[Rose Red (miniseries)|Stephen King's Rose Red]]''
| [[Rose Red (miniseries)#Characters in the present|Prof. Joyce Reardon]]
| Miniseries
|-
! scope="row" | 2002{{ndash}}2004
| ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
| [[Becker (TV series)#New characters in seasons 5 and 6|Christine "Chris" Connor]]
| Series regular, 39 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2007{{ndash}}2009
| ''[[The Bill Engvall Show]]''
| [[The Bill Engvall Show#Characters|Susan Pearson]]
| Series regular, 30 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker]]''
| April Brenner
|Television film
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''
| Laura Swenson
| Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]''
| Dr. Jane Karellen
| Episode: "First Law"
|-
| ''[[Safe Harbor (film)|Safe Harbor]]''
| Robbie
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[The Pregnancy Pact]]''
| Lorraine Dougan
|Television film
|-
| ''A Walk In My Shoes''
| Cindy/Trish
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
| [[Acquaintances of Bree Van de Kamp#Richard Watson and Mary Wagner|Dr. Mary Wagner]]
| 2 episodes
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Alison
| Episode: "Not Responsible"
|-
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| Cheryl Whittaker
| Episode: "[[Legendaddy]]"
|-
| ''[[Hart of Dixie]]''
| Emmeline Hattenbarger (Mrs. H)
| 2 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2011–2021
| ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]''
|  Vanessa Baxter
| Series regular, 194 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2017–2018
|''[[Mr. Mercedes (TV series)|Mr. Mercedes]]''
|Donna Hodges
|7 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| ''[[The Ranch]]''
| Karen
| Episode: "Telling Me Lies"
|-
! scope="row" | 2018–2019
| ''[[The Kominsky Method]]''
| Lisa
| Series regular, 16 episodes
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Ride (2023 TV series)|Ride]]''
| Isabelle "Mama" McMurray
| Series regular<ref name="AustinsMomHasGotItGoingOn">{{Cite web|author=Vlada Gelman|url=https://tvline.com/2022/08/04/tiera-skovbye-beau-mirchoff-cast-ride-hallmark-rodeo-series/|title=Tiera Skovbye, Beau Mirchoff Cast in 'Ride' Hallmark Rodeo Series|work=TVLine|date=August 4, 2022|access-date=2022-08-16}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Winifred "Winnie" Humphreys
| Episode: "King of the Moon"
|-
! scope="row" | 2025
| ''[[Shifting Gears (TV series)|Shifting Gears]]''
| Charlotte
| Episode: "Picnic"
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://catalog.afi.com/Person/258421-Nancy-Travis AFI|Catalog]
* {{IMDb name|0001802|Nancy Travis}}

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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American stage actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:American voice actresses]]
[[Category:Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Queens, New York]]