Stacey Elaine Travis (born August 29, 1964) is an American actress. She has appeared in films ''

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'' (1990), ''

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'' (1991), '' Only the Strong'' (1993), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2001) and ''

Intolerable Cruelty ''Intolerable Cruelty'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen, and produced by Brian Grazer and the Coens. The script was written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone and Ethan and Joel Coen, with the ...

'' (2003).

Life and career

Travis was born in

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. Her brother is actor and comedian Greg Travis. She attended the

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(LAMDA) and graduated from

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(USC) with a degree in film. She began her career appearing in low-budget comedies and genre films include, ''

Phantasm II ''Phantasm II'' is a 1988 American science fantasy action-horror film and the sequel to '' Phantasm'' (1979). It was written and directed by Don Coscarelli and stars Angus Scrimm, James LeGros and Reggie Bannister. The first film's protagonist, ...

'', ''

Dr. Hackenstein ''Dr. Hackenstein'' is a 1988 comedy horror film, written and directed by Richard Clark and distributed by Troma Entertainment. Plot After the death of his wife, the widower Dr. Hackenstein (David Muir) concocts the perfect plan: with the help ...

'' and ''

Earth Girls Are Easy ''Earth Girls Are Easy'' is a 1988 American science fiction musical romantic comedy film that was produced by Tony Garnett, Duncan Henderson, and Terrence E. McNally and was directed by Julien Temple. The film stars Geena Davis, Julie Brown ...

'' (1988). From 1989 to 1992, she was regular cast member in the MTV comedy series, ''

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'' where she played a variety of characters. In 1990, Travis played a female leading role in the science fiction horror film ''

'' opposite

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. She next starred in the comedy film ''

'' (1991) and martial arts film '' Only the Strong'' (1993) opposite

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. The following years, Travis played supporting roles in many films, include ''

Mystery Men ''Mystery Men'' is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher (in his feature-length directorial debut) and written by Neil Cuthbert, loosely based on Bob Burden's ''Flaming Carrot Comics'', and starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azari ...

'' (1999), ''

'' (2000), '' Ghost World'' (2001), ''

'' (2001), ''

'' (2003), ''

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'' (2005), and ''

Easy A ''Easy A'' (stylized as ''easy A'') is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, starring Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, Dan Byrd, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley ...

'' (2010). In later years she starred in a direct-to-video sequel to the 1983 film ''

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'', '' 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 ''

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'' as Holly,

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cousin and Jerry's current love interest. 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

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Suzanne Zimmerman. She had a recurring role as Jordana Geist, Lynette’s friend in the ''

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''. Her other guest-starring credits include ''

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'', '' Dream On'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Mom'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Travis, Stacey 1964 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses People from Dallas American expatriates in the United Kingdom Actresses from Texas University of Southern California alumni 21st-century American women