Stacey Travis | |
---|---|
Born | Stacey Elaine Travis August 29, 1966 [1] |
Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art University of Southern California |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–present |
Relatives | Greg Travis (brother) William B. Travis (ancestor) |
Stacey Elaine Travis (born August 29, 1966) is an American actress. [2] She has appeared in films Hardware (1990), The Super (1991), Only the Strong (1993), Traffic (2000), Ghost World (2001), Bandits (2001) and Intolerable Cruelty (2003).
Travis was born in Dallas, Texas. Her brother is actor and comedian Greg Travis. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and graduated from University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in film. She began her career appearing in low-budget comedies and genre films include, Phantasm II , Dr. Hackenstein and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988). [1] [2] From 1989 to 1992, she was regular cast member in the MTV comedy series, Just Say Julie where she played a variety of characters.
In 1990, Travis played a female leading role in the science fiction horror film Hardware opposite Dylan McDermott. [3] She next starred in the comedy film The Super (1991) and martial arts film Only the Strong (1993) opposite Mark Dacascos. The following years, Travis played supporting roles in many films, include Mystery Men (1999), Traffic (2000), Ghost World (2001), Bandits (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Venom (2005), and Easy A (2010). In later years she starred in a direct-to-video sequel to the 1983 film A Christmas Story , A Christmas Story 2 (2012), and the supernatural horror film The Manor (2021).
On television, Travis has made more than 50 appearances. She appeared in a season 7 episode of Seinfeld as Holly, Elaine's cousin and Jerry's current love interest. [4] She had a recurring role in Highlander: The Series as Renee Delaney in the season 2 episodes "Unholy Alliance" Part 1 and Part 2, returning in season 4 in the episode "Double Jeopardy". In 1998, she starred on the short-lived UPN comedy series, Love Boat: The Next Wave as Cruise Director Suzanne Zimmerman. She had a recurring role as Jordana Geist, Lynette’s friend in the Desperate Housewives . Her other guest-starring credits include Picket Fences , Dream On , ER , Diagnosis Murder , Touched by an Angel , Dharma & Greg , The Practice , Frasier , Angel , The Big Bang Theory , Modern Family , Mom and S.W.A.T. .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | Phantasm II | Jeri | |
1988 | Earth Girls Are Easy | Tammy | |
1988 | Deadly Dreams | The Librarian | |
1988 | Dr. Hackenstein | Melanie Victor | |
1990 | Hardware | Jill | |
1991 | The Super | Heather | |
1993 | Dracula Rising | Theresa | |
1993 | Only the Strong | Dianna | |
1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Christine Jenkins | |
1997 | The Only Thrill | Lola Jennings | |
1997 | Playing God | Nurse | |
1999 | Mystery Men | Powerwoman | |
1999 | The Muse | Phyllis | |
2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Woman | |
2000 | Submerged | Cindy Kenner | |
2000 | Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes | Rachel Rimes | |
2000 | Traffic | Helena's Friend | |
2001 | Heartbreakers | Nurse Gale Gray | Uncredited role |
2001 | Ghost World | Dana | |
2001 | Bandits | Cloe Miller | |
2003 | Two Days | Nancy | |
2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Bonnie Donaly | |
2004 | Soul Plane | Flight Attendant | |
2005 | Venom | Laura | |
2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Jack's Receptionist | |
2006 | Art School Confidential | Teacher | |
2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Cindy Crown | |
2010 | Easy A | Marianne's Mom | |
2011 | Son of Morning | Laurel | |
2011 | Satin | Rowanne Sexton | |
2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | Mrs. Parker | |
2013 | Deep Dark Canyon | Melanie Cavanaugh | |
2013 | Random Encounters | Dr. Colleen Sanders | |
2015 | Dark Seduction | Laura | |
2018 | A Talent for Trouble | Bonnie Mulraye | |
2021 | The Manor | Ms. Benson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Just Say Julie | Various Roles | |
1992 | Picket Fences | Suzanne | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
1995 | Seinfeld | Holly | Episode: "The Wink" |
1995 | Dream On | Lisbett | Episode: “Home Is Where the Cart Is” |
1996 | The Naked Truth | Sister Katherine O’Farrell | Episode: “Woman Loses Space Alien, Finds God” |
1996 | Chicago Hope | Vanessa Hart | Episode: "Divided Loyalty" |
1994-1997 | Highlander: The Series | Renee Delaney | 3 episodes |
1997 | Mad About You | Dawn | Episode: "On the Road" |
1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Wendy | Episode: "Toy Story" |
1997-1998 | ER | Detective Weller | 2 episodes |
1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Suzanne Zimmerman | 3 episodes |
1998 | Diagnosis Murder | Denise Garrett | Episode: “Till Death Do Us Part” |
1999 | Fantasy Island | Linda | Episode: "Heroes" |
1999 | Touched by an Angel | Sharon Mangione | Episode: "Family Business" |
1999 | JAG | Staff Sergeant Eileen Morris | Episode: "Yeah, Baby" |
2001 | Nash Bridges | Sally | Episode: “Out of Miami” |
2001 | Dharma & Greg | Lois | Episode: “Wish We Weren’t Here” |
2002 | According to Jim | Janet | Episode: “The Baby Monitor” |
2002 | The Practice | Lisa Astin | Episode: “The Cradle Will Rock” |
2003 | Strong Medicine | Helen McConnell | Episode: “Degeneration” |
2003 | 7th Heaven | Dr. Lisa Sterling | Episode: “The One Thing” |
2004 | Frasier | Cindy | Episode: “Match Game” |
2004 | Two and a Half Men | Linda | Episode: “Just Like Buffalo” |
2004-2007 | Desperate Housewives | Jordana Geist | 3 episodes |
2005 | Angel | Senator Helen Brucker | 2 episodes |
2005 | CSI: NY | Chandra Heckman | Episode: “The Fall” |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Faith Jennings | Episode: “Prey” |
2006 | Reba | Cheryl Morgan | Episode: “The Trouble with Dr. Hunky” |
2007 | Boston Legal | Carol Cabot | Episode: “Selling Sickness” |
2007 | Entourage | Secretary | Episode: “The First Cut Is the Deepest” |
2007 | Private Practice | Paige Merring | Episode: “In Which Addison Finds the Magic” |
2008 | Life | Julie | Episode: “Did You Feel That?” |
2010 | Sons of Tucson | Mrs. Powell | Episode: “Dogs of Tucson” |
2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Linda Walsh | Episode: “Charlie Goes Viral” |
2010 | The League | Judge Humphrey | Episode: “The Expert Witness” |
2011 | The Big Bang Theory | Sandy | Episode: “The Skank Reflex Analysis” |
2012 | Modern Family | Kim | Episode: “The Last Walt” |
2013 | Kroll Show | Mark's Wife | Episode: “Can I Finish?” |
2013-2014 | Betas | Joanne | 3 episodes |
2016 | Mom | Deborah | Episode: “Pure Evil and a Free Slice of Cheesecake” |
2018-2019 | S.W.A.T. | Nikki | 3 episodes |
2021 | B Positive | Candy Jane Carter | Episode: “B Negative: Part 2” |
Rosalie Anderson MacDowell is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986.
Tracy Dawn Scoggins is an American actress and model. She began her career in Elite Model Management in New York City and the European modeling circuit. She returned to the United States and studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio in the late 1970s. In early 1980s, Scoggins began appearing on television and film, notable playing main roles in the short-lived television series The Renegades (1983) and Hawaiian Heat (1984).
Alice Maud Krige is a South African actress and producer. Her big break came in 1981, when she starred as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon in the British historical film Chariots of Fire, and as Eva Galli / Alma Mobley in the American supernatural horror film Ghost Story. She received a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in the West End theatre production of Arms and the Man (1981) and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Jennifer Mary Elfman is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as Dharma on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg (1997–2002), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1999, and three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. After making her film debut in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), she has appeared in Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), Dr. Dolittle (1998), EDtv (1999), Keeping the Faith (2000), Town & Country (2001), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004), and Big Stone Gap (2014).
Gregory Ralph Evigan is an American film, stage, and television actor. He began his career in theater, appearing in the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar, followed by a stage production of the musical Grease, in which he portrayed the lead, Danny Zuko. Evigan made his feature film debut in Scorchy (1976), then was cast as the lead in the comedy series B. J. and the Bear, in which he starred between 1979 and 1981.
Nancy Ann Travis is an American actress. She began her career on Off-Broadway theater, before her first leading screen role in the ABC television miniseries Harem opposite Omar Sharif. Her breakthrough came in 1987, playing Sylvia Bennington in the comedy film Three Men and a Baby. She later starred in its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady (1990).
Lesley-Anne Down is a British actress, singer and former model. She made her motion picture debut in the 1969 drama film The Smashing Bird I Used to Know and later appeared in films Assault (1971), Countess Dracula (1971) and Pope Joan (1972). She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV period drama series, Upstairs, Downstairs (1973–75).
Lori Petty is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1990 comedy film Cadillac Man and later starred in films Point Break (1991), A League of Their Own (1992), Free Willy (1993), In the Army Now (1994), The Glass Shield (1994) and played the title role in Tank Girl (1995). She created and starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom Lush Life in 1996 and acted in number of independent and smaller-scale movies in later career.
Mika Sue Boorem is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, appearing on television in small guest roles on Touched by an Angel and Ally McBeal, before earning critical acclaim for her performance in The Education of Little Tree (1997). After being cast in supporting roles in Jack Frost and Mighty Joe Young, Boorem had a lead role in the drama Hearts in Atlantis (2001), opposite Anton Yelchin and Anthony Hopkins, which garnered her further critical acclaim.
Brenda Lee Strong is an American actress. She began her career in television, including guest starring appearances in Twin Peaks, Party of Five, Seinfeld, Scandal, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Blossom and Sports Night. She was a regular cast member in the series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), Scorch (1992), and The Help (2004).
Connie Britton is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film The Brothers McMullen (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom Spin City. She later starred in the short-lived sitcoms The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001) and Lost at Home (2003), and appeared in several films, most notably the sports drama film Friday Night Lights (2004) and the thriller film The Last Winter (2006).
Judy Reyes is an American actress, model and producer, best known for her roles as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/ABC medical comedy series Scrubs (2001–2009), as Zoila Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013–2016), and as Annalise "Quiet Ann" Zayas in the TNT crime comedy-drama Claws (2017–2022). Reyes also appeared in the films All Together Now (2020), Smile (2022), and Birth/Rebirth (2023), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance nomination.
Kim Dickens is an American actress. Her film debut was in the 1995 comedy film Palookaville. Dickens played lead roles in the films Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997), Zero Effect (1998) and Mercury Rising (1998). Her other films include Great Expectations (1998), Hollow Man (2000), House of Sand and Fog (2003), Thank You for Smoking (2005), The Blind Side (2009), Gone Girl (2014), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Lizzie (2018), Land (2021), and The Good Nurse (2022).
Chelan Lauren Simmons is a Canadian actress and former professional model. She is known for her role as Ashley Freund in Final Destination 3 (2006), Helen Shyres in Carrie (2002), Good Luck Chuck (2007), and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010). She is also known for her roles in the television series It (1990), Wonderfalls (2004), Kyle XY (2006–2009), and The L.A. Complex (2012).
Melissa De Sousa is an American actress. She made her big screen debut playing the leading role in the 1998 comedy film Ride. She starred as Shelby in the 1999 romantic comedy-drama film The Best Man and later reprised her role in its 2013 sequel The Best Man Holiday and the 2022 Peacock series The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
Jessica R. Lundy is an American actress. She began her career appearing in films Bright Lights, Big City (1988), Caddyshack II (1988) and Madhouse (1990), before regular roles in the short-lived police drama Over My Dead Body (1990–91) and six-episode revival of The Carol Burnett Show (1991). She starred as Gloria Utz in the NBC sitcom Hope & Gloria from 1995 to 1996, and the comedy films The Stupids (1996) and RocketMan (1997). From 2015 to 2019, Lundy starred as Amanda Wainwright in the CBS crime drama series, The Inspectors.
Wanda De Jesus is an American character actress.
Rosemary Forsyth is a Canadian-born American actress. She made her big screen debut in the 1965 Western film Shenandoah, for which she received Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year – Actress. Forsyth later starred in films The War Lord (1965), Texas Across the River (1966), Where It's At (1969), What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969), Some Kind of a Nut (1969), How Do I Love Thee? (1970), Black Eye (1974) and Gray Lady Down (1978).
Luis Jefferson Brown is a Canadian actor.
Lori Hallier is a Canadian film, stage, and television actress. She made her film debut in 1981, starring as Sarah Mercer in George Mihalka's slasher film My Bloody Valentine (1981). She subsequently starred in Warning Sign (1985), Night of the Twisters (1996), Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000), My Name Is Tanino (2002), and Monte Walsh (2003). Hallier had a recurring role as Shannon Pressman in the television series Santa Barbara (1990). In 2017, Hallier portrayed Alice in the Netflix comedy film Christmas Inheritance.