Nancy Travis turned down the role she was offered in Three Men and a Baby.
Nancy Travis . She is known for her roles in the films Three Men and a Baby ( 1987 ) and its sequel , Three Men and a Little Lady ( 1990 ) , Air America ( 1990 ) , Internal Affairs ( 1990 ) , So I Married an Axe Murderer ( 1993 ) , Greedy ( 1994 ) , and Fluke ( 1995 ) . Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy , and stars Tom Selleck , Steve Guttenberg , Ted Danson and Nancy Travis .