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Nancy Travis Biography (1961-)

Born September 21, 1961, in New York (some sources cite Astoria), NY; marriedRob Fried (a studio executive), 1994; children: one son. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer

Birth Details

September 21, 1961

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Sylvia, Three Men and a Baby, Touchstone, 1987
• Lyria Williams, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988
• Karen Lutnick, Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988
• Corinne Landreaux, Air America, TriStar, 1990
• Kathleen Avila, Internal Affairs, Paramount, 1990
• Riva, Loose Cannons, TriStar, 1990
• Sylvia, Three Men and a Little Lady, Touchstone, 1990
• Cassie Slocombe, Passed Away, Buena Vista, 1992
• Joan Barry, Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar, 1992
• Harriet Michaels, So I Married an Axe Murderer, TriStar, 1993
• Rita, The Vanishing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Robin Hunter, Greedy, Universal, 1994
• Lucille, Destiny Turns On the Radio, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Kate, Lieberman in Love, Chanticleer Films, 1995
• Carol Johnson, Fluke, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
• Lorraine Franklin, Bogus, Warner Bros., 1996
• Carol, Auggie Rose, New City Releasing, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Bette Allison (the Frightening Frammis), Fallen Angels, Showtime,1993
• Voices of Beatrice, Bernice, and Beverly, Duckman (animated), USANetwork, 1994
• Kim Cooper, Almost Perfect, CBS, 1995
• Julie Better, Work with Me, CBS, 1999
• Miniseries
• Jessica Gray, Harem, ABC, 1986
• Joyce Reardon, Rose Red, ABC, 2001
• Movies
• Ann, Malice in Wonderland (also known as The Rumor Mill), CBS, 1985
• Leah Bundy, Ill Be Home for Christmas, NBC, 1988
• T. J. Harlow, Body Language, HBO, 1995
• Jenny Pryce, Running Mates, TNT, 2000
• Episodic
• Serenade for Dead Lovers," Worlds Beyond, 1986
• Laura, "My Own Place," Tales from the Darkside, 1987
• Voice, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Nickelodeon, 1994
• Herself, "Lowenstein's Lament," Cybill, CBS, 1996
• Voice of Spencer, "Rage's Burning Wheel," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated), TNT, 1996
• Diane Esheo, "Ricochet," Gun, ABC, 1997
• Voice of Grandma-ma Sophia, "Crime, Punishment, War, Peace, and the Idiot," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
• Voice of Darci Mason, "Obsession," Superman, The WB, 1998
• Voice of cat, "Queen of Denial," The Wild Thornberrys (animated),Nickelodeon, 2000
• Other Television Appearances
• Judy, "High School Narc," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1985
• The Movie Awards (special), CBS, 1991
• Susan, My Last Love (also known as To Live For), ABC, 1999
• Television Work
• Producer, My Last Love (also known as To Live For), ABC, 1999
• Co-executive producer, Work with Me (series), CBS, 1999
• Stage Appearances
• (Off-Broadway debut) Betty Shapiro, Its Hard to Be a Jew, AmericanJewish Theatre, 1984
• (Broadway debut) I'm Not Rappaport, 1986
• A. C., The Signal Season of Dummy Hoy, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1987-88
• Appeared in Aven-U Boys and King of Connecticut, both NakedAngels productions, and My Children, My Africa, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA; also appeared in productions of the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, in Madison, 1981
• Major Tours
• Understudy for role of Nora, Brighton Beach Memoirs, 1980

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Interview, January, 1990, p. 34.
• People Weekly, April 8, 1996, p. 15; September 2, 1996, p. 44.
• Premiere, August, 1990, pp. 46-47.