John Travolta Celebrates Sister Ellen getting Role in Hallmark’s Haul Out the Holly

John Travolta is happy that her sister Ellen Travolta’s dream came true.

Ellen Travolta developed a wish of starring in a Hallmark movie when she lost her husband in 2017 and adopted a cat that her late husband nick-named ‘O’.

He clarified that she wanted to be engaged because, although not always being realistic, these movies are "hopeful." She tried to make it happen by telling everyone she knew in the entertainment industry about it, and at one point she even told her famous brother John Travolta about it.

Fortunately, her brother was able to make some contacts to start the casting process, which resulted in her receiving a call from the network. She subsequently received a role in the holiday film Haul Out the Holly.

“I was away with John in Austria and all I did was talk about being on Hallmark. So when we got back, he called his agent and asked, ‘What do we have to do to get Ellen in a Hallmark movie? All she wants is one line,’ Travolta said with a laugh. “Lo and behold, they called."

Travolta marked the occasion with a message on his Instagram Stories before the movie's Hallmark Channel premiere. "My sister Ellen always wanted to be in a Hallmark Christmas movie and has had so much fun making it!" he wrote beside a screenshot of Travolta in the film.