All About John Travolta's Daughter Ella Bleu Travolta

Mar. 15, 2025

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John Travoltais a proud girl dad.

Since thedeathof his late wife,Kelly Preston, in 2020, theGreasealum has been a devoted single father to his daughterElla Bleu, 24.

“She is her own person. She is gracious, generous, poised, graceful and gorgeous. I don’t know how she came to be, and I don’t take any credit other than just adoring her,” Travolta told PEOPLE of Ella in 2019. “And maybe that’s a valid contribution.”

Ella looks up to her famous father, especially as she forgesher own careerin the entertainment industry.

“I say he’s my biggest fan, and I’m his biggest fan,” Ella toldParade.com. “So there’s a lot of support going on, which is — it’s amazing. I learned so much from him.”

The two have teamed up for several projects over the years, including commercials for theSuper BowlandPlayStation.

“I always jump at the opportunity to do something with my dad and we always have the most fun doing something together,” Ella told PEOPLE.

In February 2024,Travolta turned 70— and Ella penned a sweet post about her dad on Instagram.

So, who is Ella Bleu? Here is everything to know about John Travolta’s daughter.

She was born on April 3, 2000

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Preston and Travolta welcomed their only daughter, Ella Bleu Travolta, on April 3, 2000, at their home in California. Preston recalled the magical moment she met her daughter in an issue ofRedbookjust months after giving birth.

“John put his hands under her arms while she was still halfway in, and I put my hand on his, and we pulled her out together and laid her on my chest,” she told the magazine.

Becoming a mom was a lifelong dream for Preston, as she toldHealthmagazine in 2011.

She’s a big sister

John Travolta with his kids, Benjamin and Ella Bleu.Ella Bleu Travolta Instagram

Ella was Travolta and Preston’s second child after they first welcomed son Jett in April 1992. Sadly, Jettdied in January 2009 while on vacationwith his family in the Bahamas. The then-16-year-old hit his head on a bathtub after suffering a seizure at the family’s vacation home.

Amid their grief, the family received some surprising news: Preston was pregnant with their third child.

The actress also shared Ella’s reaction to becoming a first-time big sister. “You would have thought Ella was having Benjamin herself because of her enthusiasm about his arrival — she was elated, to say the least. When she first saw him, she fell in love,” she said.

Ella and Benjamin have a close relationship. In November 2022, she celebrated her younger brother’s birthday with a sweet tribute on Instagram. “Happy Birthday to the sweetest boy I know❤️🎉🐶 I love you!!!” she wrote alongside asnap of Benjaminholding one of the family dogs.

She started performing as a child

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Ella has been following in her parents’ footsteps from a young age.

“Ever since I was little, I’ve really loved singing and performing — whether it was acting, dancing, singing,” Ella told PEOPLE in 2023.

As a child, the burgeoning actressput on home playsthat were “mandatory” to attend, with her parents front and center in the audience.

“In our house in Maine we have this stage area set up with a little red curtain and my friends and I would perform there…We did (everything), from theHulkto Christmas shows and one year we all played different ‘Housewives of Maine’,” she previously shared with PEOPLE.

Travolta fostered her passion, letting her star in a movie as a child.

“When she was seven, she said, ‘Daddy, I want to do a movie,'” Travolta shared while appearing onJimmy Kimmel Live!in 2019. “One week later, the opportunity to work onOld Dogspresented itself.”

Ella portrayed Emily, one of the twins unbeknownst to her father, in the 2009 comedy, featuring her dad andRobin Williams.

She is a multi-hyphenate in the entertainment industry

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“About two years ago at the beginning of the pandemic, I was like, ‘Oh, I have some ideas for songs that I’ve just recorded as voice memos. I should try finishing them,” she told PEOPLE. “So I started completing those songs and writing them. I was like, ‘Oh, I really like this.’ "

She has gone on to release tracks “Dizzy” and “No Thank You,” and plans to release an EP later in 2023 – making thePulp Fictionactor beam with pride.

“He’s really proud, which makes me very happy,” she shared. “He really likes the style of music as well. He enjoys listening to it and he will show everyone.”

Her dad is her mentor

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In addition to being her father, Travolta also serves as Ella’s mentor in the entertainment industry.

While appearing onThe Talkin 2019, the proud dad revealed that while Ella was filmingThe Poison Rose, which he also starred in, he became quite the stage dad.

“I am ridiculous. I’m behind the camera mouthing every word she says, doing her moves,” Travolta confessed.

However, the 23-year-old said it was nice having him on set.

“It actually helped so much knowing that he was there,” she said. “He would come up in between scenes and then I would know that I had him behind the monitor, just watching, making sure it was good.”

She enjoys baking

In Ella’s spare time, she can be found in the kitchen whipping up fresh treats or trying her hand at a new recipe.

While promotingThe Poison Rosein 2019, she toldAccess Hollywoodthat her family enjoys bake-offs against one another, revealing who usually takes the cake.

“We’re all good at it, but he wins the competitions a lot,” she said about her father.

She even put her skills to use recreating thecoconut bundt cakeTom Cruiseis known to give his famous friends around the holidays, impressing her dad and brother,Benjamin.

“It’s delicious, oh my goodness,” Travolta said in an Instagramvideo. Her brother echoed the sentiment, showing a near-empty plate as he scooped up the remnants.

Oprah was present when she lost her first tooth

While appearing alongside her dad onJimmy Kimmel Live!in 2019, Ella told guest hostLena WaithethatOprah Winfreywas present for one of her childhood milestones.

“I actually lost my first tooth with Oprah on a boat,” she said. “It just happened, and I was really excited. I think I swallowed the tooth.”

Winfrey has been close with the Travolta family for years. TheSaturday Night Feverstar became a favorite guest on her talk show,The Oprah Winfrey Show, even teaming up with her during the show’s final season to surprise her audience with a trip to Australia, with Travolta piloting the voyage.

She mirrored one of her mom’s most iconic campaigns

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Ella follows a plant-based diet herself, and told PEOPLE that her favorite plant-based dish to cook is banana bread.

“That’s sort of my specialty,” she shared while on set for the photo shoot, adding that she also loves drinking a morning matcha with dairy-free milk.

She’s keeping her mother’s memory alive

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Ella was 20 when her mom died following a two-year battle with breast cancer in July 2020. In the years since, both Ella and Travolta have continued to celebrate Preston, regularly sharing social media tributes on Mother’s Day and her birthday.

In October 2022, Ella posted aheart-wrenching video montagethat included photos of her with Preston throughout her childhood, set to the emotional song “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” The following May, sheshared a photoof Preston and Travolta with a sweet caption in honor of Mother’s Day.

She travels the world

Ella’s passport has quite the stamp collection. The model finds pleasure in traveling the world, oftentimes alongside her father (who has been a licensed pilot since he was 22!).

In August 2024, Travolta and Ella attended theParis Olympics, where they caught several sporting events, including the men’s tennis final betweenNovak Djokovicand Carlos Alcaraz.

The summer prior, the Travolta family traveled toJapan, and in 2022, they explored Iceland, Greece and Dubai together.

She joined her dad at thePulp Fiction30th anniversary event

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In April 2024, Travolta and Ella celebrated30 years ofPulp Fictionat the TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles. The father-daughter duo joinedUma ThurmanandSamuel L. Jacksonat the special cast reunion.

source: people.com