What is Nancy Travis’ net worth?
Nancy Travis, an American actress, has a net worth of $20 million. Part of her net worth can be attributed to her husband, entrepreneur/producer Robert N. Fried, whom she met on the set of “So I Married an Ax Murderer.”
Robert has produced successful films and founded the television network that eventually became the Hallmark Movies Now streaming service. Despite this, Nancy has had a successful film and television career since the early 1980s.
Early Life of Nancy Ann Travis
Nancy Ann Travis was born on September 21, 1961, in New York, New York. Her father worked as a salesman, while her mother was a social worker. The family lived in Framingham, Massachusetts, and Baltimore, Maryland.
Nancy Travis’ Acting Career
After graduating from high school, Nancy Travis began acting professionally in theater productions in Boston and then New York. She made her Broadway debut in “I’m Not Rapaport”.
In the mid-80s, she began appearing in both film and television projects and has continued to work steadily since. Her film debut was a brief role in the 1987 comedy “Three Men and a Baby,” which went on to earn over $300 million at the box office and on home video. In 1990, she returned to the franchise for “Three Men and a Little Lady.”
Other significant films of Nancy Travis include “Married to the Mob,” “Eight Men Out,” “Chaplin,” “So I Married an Ax Murderer,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” and “Safe Harbor.”
Nancy Travis’ Television Career
Throughout her career, Nancy Travis has appeared in numerous television and voice acting roles. She made her debut in the 1986 TV movie “Malice in Wonderland.”
Between 1994 and 1997, she provided voice work for 67 episodes of “Duckman” and appeared in 34 episodes of “Almost Perfect” between 1995 and 1997. From 2002 to 2004, she starred alongside Ted Danson in 39 episodes of “Becker.”
Travis continued to make her mark on television with her role in “The Bill Engvall Show” from 2007 to 2009. However, her most significant television role came as Vanessa Baxter in the Tim Allen series “Last Man Standing.” She appeared in all 194 episodes of the show from 2011 to 2021.
Between 2018 and 2019, Travis starred in “The Kominsky Method.”
Robert N. Fried: From Executive to Founder
Robert N. Fried spent years as a high-level executive at Columbia Pictures and other studios before founding his own production company in 1990. His company released the classic film “Rudy” in 1992, which earned back double its budget. That same year, Fried won an Academy Award for the short film “Session Man.”
In 1992, Fried began casting for the Mike Myers comedy “So I Married an Ace Murderer” while dating Nancy Travis. When Sharon Stone turned down the female lead role, Travis took it over. The couple married in 1994 and have two sons together.
SpiritClips: A Family-Friendly Online Film Company
In 2007, Robert founded SpiritClips, an online film company that specialized in producing and delivering short, family-friendly movies and documentaries.
After five years, SpiritClips was acquired by Hallmark Cards in April 2012. The platform was then rebranded as Feeln in late 2014, catering to a wider audience with its expanded content offerings.
In late 2017, the platform was rebranded again as Hallmark Movies Now, further solidifying its position as a go-to destination for family-friendly entertainment.
Real Estate Investment
In 1994, Nancy Travis and Robert paid $1.3 million for a spacious home in LA’s Brentwood neighborhood. Today, this property has an estimated value of $10 million.
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