Margaret Travolta

Margaret Travolta is an American actress.

Margaret Travolta
Born	Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present
Relatives	John Travolta (brother) Joey Travolta (brother) Ellen Travolta (sister)

Early life

Margaret Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey to an Italian-Irish Family. Her parents were practicing Catholics. ^[1] The daughter of Salvatore Travolta and Helen Cecilia (née Burke) she was one of six siblings: John, Joey, Ellen, Ann, and Sam. Her father was a former semi-professional football player who became a tire salesman and a partner in a tire company.^{[citation needed]} Her mother was a former actress, director, and singer who appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a radio vocal group. Later in life, Helen became a high school drama and English teacher. Margaret's father was a second-generation Italian-American, and her mother was Irish-American.^[2][3]

Career

Travolta's credits include performances in films such as 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, and While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. Her television credits include recurring roles on NYPD Blue as Dr. Helen Boyd and on Days of Our Lives as Sister Mary Margaret, as well as guest-starring appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show, Strong Medicine, and Early Edition.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	In the Company of Darkness	Dr. Kohanek	TV movie/Film Debut
1995	Losing Isaiah	Sandra Harris
1995	While You Were Sleeping	Admitting Nurse
1996	Chain Reaction	Anita Fermi
1996	Michael	Reporter #1
1998	Mercury Rising	Autism Expert Nurse
2000	High Fidelity	Rob's Mom
2000	Lucky Numbers	Nurse
2000	Traffic	Economist
2001	Swordfish	Hostage
2002	Pumpkin	Vera Whitner
2002	Catch Me If You Can	Ms. Davenport
2003	National Security	Judge
2003	Basic	Nurse #1
2003	Hangman's Curse	Debi Wyrthen
2005	Be Cool	Marge
2005	Guilt	Aunt Nina
2006	Solace	Nurse Reynolds
2006	Lonely Hearts	Mineola Female Dispatcher
2006	Accepted	Academic Counselor
2007	Wild Hogs	Dana
2007	Ocean's Thirteen	Bank's Secretary
2007	Enchanted	Radio Therapist
2007	Sex and Breakfast	Gale
2009	Old Dogs	Singing Hostess
2010	How to Make Love to a Woman	Mrs. Baker

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Missing Persons	Unknown Role	1 episode
1998	Cupid	Congressman's Wife	1 episode
1998	Early Edition	High School Principal	1 episode
1999	Turks	Claire Strummond	1 episode
2002	The Drew Carey Show	Mrs. Bishop	1 episode
2003	NYPD Blue	Dr. Helen Boyd	1 episode
2003	The Handler	Secretary	1 episode
2004	Days of Our Lives	Sister Mary Margaret	1 episode
2007	ER	Secretary	1 episode

References

1. "The Big Question: John Travolta". "THE BIG QUESTION" BBC1. 2004-01-28. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
2. "Begorrah!! Travolta's Irish..." Showbiz Ireland. 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
3. Grant, Meg (February 2005). "Night Moves". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2007-07-17.

External links

• Margaret Travolta at IMDb