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Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis

Actor, also producer · Born September 21, 1961 (65) · New York City, New York, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Nancy Ann Travis (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She has starred in films such as Greedy, Internal Affairs, Three Men and a Baby, So I Married an Axe Murderer and Fluke, as well as having starring roles in a number of television series, including Becker, Almost Perfect and The Bill Engvall Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nancy Travis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 21, 1961 (65)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Nancy Travis' films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
29%
Survival
12%
Power
8%
Morality
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 23 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 15
Mentor
4 of 15
Hero
3 of 15
Trickster
2 of 15
Threshold guardian
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
20
Tense
16
Melancholic
15
Hopeful
10
Absurd
7
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nancy Travis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nancy Travis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

68 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rescued by Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story(2026)

    as Connie Van Oosten

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sovereign(2025)

    as Patty Bouchart

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Grosse Pointe Garden Society(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · as Patty

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Shifting Gears(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Ordinary Angels(2024)

    as Barbara Schmitt

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Animus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Serafina

  • Ride(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Isabel McMurray

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Night of the Animated Dead(2021)

    as Helen Cooper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Married Young(2019)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Kominsky Method(2018)

    Show 22 episodes · as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bernard and Huey(2017)

    as Mona

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Submarine Kid(2015)

    as Mrs. Koll

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Squatters(2014)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Last Man Standing(2011)

    Show 194 episodes · as Vanessa Baxter

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Hart of Dixie(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emmeline Hattenbarger

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • A Walk in My Shoes(2010)

    as Trish Fahey

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Pregnancy Pact(2010)

    as Lorraine Dougan

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Safe Harbor(2009)

    as Robbie

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Jane Austen Book Club(2007)

    as Cat

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Bill Engvall Show(2007)

    Show 30 episodes · as Susan Pearson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker(2007)

    as April Brenner

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Cheryl Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005)

    as Lydia Rodman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Allison Baker

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Karellen

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Swenson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Mary Wagner

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Harriet Parker

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Rose Red(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joyce Reardon

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Running Mates(2000)

    as Jennifer 'Jenny' Pryce

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Suspicion(2000)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Work with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · Producer · as Julie Better

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Winifred Humphreys

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • My Last Love(1999)

    Producer · as Susan Morton

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 35 episodes · as Chris Connor

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Cat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane

  • Bogus(1996)

    as Lorraine Franklin

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Superman: The Animated Series(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Darci Mason (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Spencer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 34 episodes · as Kim Cooper

  • Body Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Atty. Theresa Janice 'T.J.' Harlow

  • Fluke(1995)

    as Carol Johnson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Destiny Turns on the Radio(1995)

    as Lucille

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lieberman in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Kate

  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 70 episodes · as Bernice (voice)

  • Greedy(1994)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Liebling Hälst du Mal Die Axt Mike Myers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor's Assistant

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bette Allison

  • So I Married an Axe Murderer(1993)

    as Harriet Michaels

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing(1993)

    as Rita Baker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    as Joan Barry

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Passed Away(1992)

    as Cassie Slocombe

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Little Lady(1990)

    as Sylvia Bennington

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Air America(1990)

    as Corinne Landreaux

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Loose Cannons(1990)

    as Riva

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Internal Affairs(1990)

    as Kathleen Avila

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas(1988)

    as Leah Bundy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Eight Men Out(1988)

    as Lyra Williams

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Married to the Mob(1988)

    as Karen Lutnick

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Baby(1987)

    as Sylvia Bennington

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Worlds Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally

  • Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jessica Gray

  • Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jessica Gray

  • High School Narc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Judy

  • Malice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Ann

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles from 1984 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Three Men and a Baby (1987)

$168M worldwide

Highest rated

The Kominsky Method (2018)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Last Man Standing (2011)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19842026

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting67 of 68: 65 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing2 of 68: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 68: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s27 · 26 acting · 3 crew2000s14 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
879297

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2019–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Nancy Travis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

The Bill Engvall Show (2007)

85th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Kominsky Method (2018)

Midcredits 94th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nancy Travis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles6–63 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles13–49 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles19–81 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles27–52 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles15–70 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nancy Travis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nancy Travis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Selleck shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles