Nancy Travis (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She is known for supporting roles in both movies and television.Travis's first job after graduating 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".
During the 1990s, Travis appeared in several film roles, including 1990s Internal Affairs. She appeared in the television sitcom Becker from 2002 to 2004, replacing Terry Farrell, and starting in 2007, she will play Susan Pearson in the Bill Engvall Show.
In 1994, Travis married former President and CEO of Savoy Pictures Robert N. Fried.
