Margaret Travolta

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Margaret Travolta (born December 31, 1946) is an American actress.

Early life[]

Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey. The daughter of Salvatore Travolta and Helen Cecilia née Burke, she grew up as one of six children, the others being John, Joey, Ellen, Ann, and Sam. Her father was a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company,^[1] and her mother was a former actress, director and singer who had appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a radio vocal group. Helen Travolta later became a high school drama and English teacher. Margaret Travolta's father was a second-generation Italian American and her mother was Irish American;^[2][3] her family was Catholic.^[4] At a very early age Margaret was influenced by her mother's involvement in local theater and her sister Ellen's success on stage. While attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Travolta supported herself by performing in children's theater, waiting tables, and singing in cabarets.^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Travolta's credits include performances in the films Hangman's Curse with David Keith, Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, National Security with Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn, High Fidelity with John Cusack and Jack Black (as John Cusack's mother), and While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. Her television credits include the recurring roles of Dr. Helen Boyd on NYPD Blue and Sister Mary Margaret on Days of Our Lives, and guest starring appearances on The Drew Carey Show, Strong Medicine, and Early Edition.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Margaret Travolta at IMDb