What happens when Hollywood royalty introduces the next generation? For John Travolta, it's all about crafting an Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly-like debut for his daughter, Ella Bleu Travolta. Recently, the father-daughter duo made waves at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, showing the world what it's like when a Travolta shines.
John and Ella attended the festival to celebrate their new film, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach," a project where John wears multiple hats as the writer, director, and narrator, while Ella takes on a starring role as a flight attendant. John, who has a penchant for crafting stories, reveals, "I had this plan of introducing Ella to the world as an adult in this very Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly kind of way, and so I did everything I could to really set the scene for this kind of introduction and it’s made a big impact so far. I’m so proud of her."
For the Travolta family, film and family are intertwined. John Travolta shares Ella with his late wife, Kelly Preston, who passed away in 2020 after battling breast cancer. Together, they first experienced parenthood in 1992 with the birth of their son Jett, who tragically passed in 2009. Their family continued to grow with the arrival of their son Benjamin in 2010.
Ella, one of their three children, is now making her mark as an actress. Her debut, deeply connected to her father's 1997 children's book, emphasizes a legacy that spans both generations and genres, promising to keep the Travolta name in the spotlight for years to come.