Ella Bleu Travolta – the daughter of John Travolta and the late Kelly Preston – followed in her family’s business by becoming a working actress. After getting her start as a child actor, Ella worked with her dad by appearing in his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach.
Like the proud father he is, John promoted Ella’s performance in his film and encouraged fans to cheer her on in a sweet April 2026 Instagram post, which he captioned, “So proud of my baby girl @ella.bleu at the 2026 fashion US awards pink carpet. Look out for Ella in my directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach.”
Here’s what you should know about the starlet who’s been in the spotlight alongside her famous dad.
Ella isn’t John and Kelly’s first child
Ella had an older brother, Jett Travolta, who tragically died in January 2009, at the young age of 16. Jett – who was the spitting image of his dad – had a seizure while the family was vacationing in the Bahamas. John and Kelly went on to have a third child, another son, Benjamin, in November 2010.
Ella has co-starred with John in other films
Ella appeared alongside John in the 2019 thriller The Poison Rose. Thefather and daughter were also joined by Morgan Freeman in the film, which follows a detective who takes on what looks like a missing person case but is eventually drawn into a multitude of crimes. Ella also had a small role in her dad’s 2009 film, Old Dogs, which starred the late Robin Williams.
Ella always honors her late mom
John took to Instagram just a month after Kelly’s passing to share the lovely video that showed them swaying to music in what appeared to be a restaurant.
“My daughter @ella.travolta and I dancing in memory of momma. One of Kelly’s favorite things, dancing with me,” John’s caption for the post read.
Ella’s dream was to be an actress
“Since I was very little, I’ve loved performing, singing, dancing and putting on shows at home for my family and friends,” she told People in May 2019. Her dad John gushed to Hollywood Life about her talent in 2017: “Ella is fabulous,” the proud father said. “Yes, I want her [to pursue acting] because she is so good at it. She is such a good performer.”
Ella once revealed that John embarrassed her in front of a celebrity crush
It turns out that Ella’s celebrity crush was Taylor Lautner, and she revealed how her dad embarrassed her in front of him.
“Taylor Lautner was coming over to the house and I loved him. Team Jacob for sure,” she said on Jimmy Kimmel Live on May 23, referring to the actor’s Twilight character. “And my friends and I were looking up pictures of him, just sort of researching him. Like, ‘Oh my gosh, he’s coming…’ And then Taylor gets there, and his family as well, so I was researching about them too, just to learn… Then, the first thing [my dad] says to them is, ‘Oh, Ella was just looking you guys up on the internet.’” Ella admitted that her reaction was probably that of most teens – her face went “bright red.”
