Travis's first job after graduating high school was in the play "It's Hard to be a Jew" at The American Jewish Theatre in New York. She was an intern at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival where she played minor roles and understudied leading actresses. 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 Read more...

Travis was born in New York City and raised in Massachusetts. She lived in Baltimore as well as Boston during her childhood. In 1994, Travis married former President and CEO of Savoy Pictures Robert N. Fried. Travis was raised Catholic and now embraces her husband's Jewish religion, although she has not formally converted.

Nancy Travis (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She is known for supporting roles in both movies and television.