Ellen Travolta

Ellen Travolta

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name = Ellen Travolta



caption = Tracy Hunter and John Travolta, with Ellen Travolta in the background
birthname = Ellen Travolta
birthdate = birth date and age|1940|10|6
location = Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
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spouse = Craig Respol (divorced)
Jack Bannon (1983 - Present)
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Ellen Travolta (born October 6, 1940 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actress, the eldest sibling of John Travolta. She is probably best remembered for her portrayal of Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, the mother of Chachi Arcola (Scott Baio) in the 1950s-based sitcom "Happy Days", and its unsuccessful spinoff, "Joanie Loves Chachi", although she has had guest roles on many series.

Her acting debut was in the 1976 episode "You Can't Annul My Baby", of "Medical Center". Soon after, she appeared as a secretary in "The Unemployment Story: Part 2" (1976) of "All in the Family". This led to a small part as a photographer in the telefilm "Cover Girls" (1977), and two appearances on "Visions" (1976, 1977).

Her first truly notable role came playing Mrs. Horshack-O'Hara in three episodes of "Welcome Back, Kotter". Her brother, John Travolta, portrayed Vinnie Barbarino in the series. Later in the 1970s, she played Dorothy Manucci in the short-lived series "Makin' It".

Ellen appeared in three episodes of "Happy Days" as Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, before the character became a regular on spin-off series "Joanie Loves Chachi". Two later cross-over episodes of "Happy Days" included her character.

Again playing the mother character to actor Scott Baio, she portrayed Charles' mother Lillian on "Charles in Charge" from (1987-1990). Throughout the next decade, Travolta appeared in a number of memorable roles including as a mover in the movie "Human Experiments" (1980), Mrs. Marconi in an episode of "Three's Company" (1980), Rita Sugarman in an episode of "Number 96" (1980), Mrs. Marguiles in an episode of "Quincy" (1982), Marion in the telefilm "" (1986), and Mona in an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" (1989). She also had a bit part as a cafeteria lady in her brother John's huge movie hit "Grease" (1978).

She has had two roles on soap operas. From 1994 to 1996, Ellen portrayed Gloria Cerullo on "General Hospital". She guest-starred in the first season of "Passions" as Alice. Other roles through the 1990s were as Mrs. Cordova on two episodes of "The Single Guy" (1997), Dara's mother on an episode of "The Pretender" (1997), Dr. Vogul in the movie "Mel" (1998), and Agnes in "The Basket" (1999).

Most recently, she's played Rose in "Detour" (1999), Joanne in "Face to Face" (2001), and a gossipy woman in "Waitin' to Live" (2002). Ellen also played Ida Robinson, the mother of Elmer Robinson (who was played by her brother John Travolta) in the movie "Lonely Hearts" (2006), which is based on the true story.

She is married to actor Jack Bannon, and they live in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Unlike her Scientologist brother, Ellen has remained a devout Catholic.

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