Ellen Travolta Biography (1940-)
Born October 6, 1940, in Englewood, NJ; daughter of Salvatore (a tire shop owner) and Helen (an actress and drama coach) Travolta; sister of John Travolta(an actor), Joey Travolta (an actor, producer, director, writer, editor, andcomposer), and Ann Travolta (an actress); married Craig Respol (marriage ended); married Jack Bannon; children: (first marriage) one daughter; Tom Fridley. Addresses: Agent: The Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- October 6, 1940
- Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Waitress, Grease, Paramount, 1978
- Mover, Human Experiments (also known as Beyond the Gate), Essex Films, 1980
- Rose, Detour (also known as Too Hard to Die), October Films, 1998
- Agnes Barnes, The Basket, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
- Joanne, Face to Face, Giants Entertainment, 2001
- Gossipy woman, Waitin' to Live, Imageworks Entertainment International, 2002
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Dorothy Manucci, Makin' It, ABC, 1979
- Rita Sugarman, Number 96, NBC, 1980-1981
- Louisa Delvecchio, Joanie Loves Chachi, ABC, 1982
- Lillian, Charles' mother, Charles in Charge, syndicated, 1987-1990
- Gloria Cerullo, General Hospital, ABC, 1994-1996
- Also appeared as Alice, Passions, NBC.
- Movies
- Marilyn Burns, Intimate Strangers, ABC, 1977
- Analyst, The President's Mistress, CBS, 1978
- Rouillard, Are You in the House Alone?, CBS, 1978
- Marion, Elvis, ABC, 1979
- Marion, Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (also known as Circle of Violence), CBS, 1986
- Dr. Vogul, Mel, HBO, 1999
- Miniseries
- Wheels (also known as Arthur Hailey's Wheels), NBC, 1978
- Pilots
- Photographer, Cover Girls, NBC, 1977
- Emily, The Courage and the Passion, NBC, 1978
- Joyce, David's secretary, Allison Sidney Harrison, NBC, 1983
- Also appeared in Ties That Bind.
- Specials
- The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1989
- Herself, Celebrity Profile: Scott Baio, 2000
- Episodic
- "You Can't Annul My Baby," Medical Center, CBS, 1976
- Secretary, "The Unemployment Story: Part Two," All in the Family,CBS, 1976
- Dr. Abbott, "Schussboomer," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1977
- Mrs. O'Hara, "The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack," Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1977
- Mrs. O'Hara, "Just Testing," Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1977
- Lily, "Nothing Personal," What's Happening!!, ABC, 1977
- Helen, "Cry Wolf!," CHiPs, NBC, 1978
- Norman's mother, "Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who/Rocky," The Love Boat,ABC, 1978
- Ms. Aimsley, "The Social Worker," Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1978
- Real estate agent Della Gale, "You Don't Have Nicolas to Kick Around AnyMore: Part 1," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1978
- Mrs. Marconi, "And Justice for Jack," Three's Company, ABC, 1980
- Louisa Arcola, "Hello, Mrs. Arcola" (also known as "Chachi's House"), Happy Days, ABC, 1981
- Louisa Arcola, "Not with My Mother, You Don't," Happy Days, ABC, 1981
- "For Love of Joshua," Quincy, M.E., 1982
- Louisa Arcola, "Love and Marriage," Happy Days, ABC, 1982
- Louisa Arcola, "Turn Around ... and You're Home," Happy Days, ABC,1983
- Louisa Arcola, "Passages: Part 2," Happy Days, ABC, 1984
- "Take a Cup of Kindness," Bridges to Cross, 1986
- Mona, "Jack and Bill," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
- Mrs. Cordova, "Grandfather Clause," The Single Guy, NBC, 1997
- Mrs. Cordova, "Vegas Finale," The Single Guy, NBC, 1997
- Dara's mother, "Unhappy Landings," The Pretender, NBC, 1997
- Also appeared as Carla Coburn, Marie's dance instructor, Marie; inepisodes of Macgruder and Loud, One Day at a Time, Police Story, and Sheriff Lobo.
- Stage Appearances
- Anything Goes, Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 2002
- Appeared in Anything Goes; Bus Stop; Oh Coward; Gypsy; The Mad Show; Irma La Douce; Carnival; and Three Cheers for the Tired Businessman.
- Major Tours
- Appeared in Gypsy, U.S. Cities.