Kelly Preston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1962
- Died
- July 12, 2020
- Birthplace
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Kelly Preston (born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, October 13, 1962, in Honolulu, Hawaii; died July 12, 2020, in Clearwater, Florida) was an American actress and former model of Hawaiian descent. She was discovered by a fashion photographer at age 16 while living in Australia, made her television debut on Capitol (1982), and adopted her professional surname by 1983. A graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu, she married John Travolta in 1991 after meeting him on the set of The Experts (1989); they had two children, Jett and Ella Bleu Travolta. She died of breast cancer at age 57. Her most notable film credits include Marnie Mason in Twins (1988, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito), Avery Bishop in Jerry Maguire (1996, with Tom Cruise), Jane Aubrey in For Love of the Game (1999, with Kevin Costner), Kate Newell in Holy Man (1998, with Eddie Murphy), Ann Beam in Nothing to Lose (1997, with Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence), Linda in Addicted to Love (1997, with Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick), a Newscaster in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Joan Walden in Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003, with Mike Myers), Libby Reynolds in What a Girl Wants (2003), Josie Stronghold in Sky High (2005), Helen Hume in Death Sentence (2007, with Kevin Bacon), Vicki Greer in Old Dogs (2009, with John Travolta and Ella Bleu Travolta), Pam Abramoff in Casino Jack (2010, with Kevin Spacey), Kim Miller in The Last Song (2010, with Miley Cyrus), and Victoria Gotti in Gotti (2018, with John Travolta). On television she appeared in CSI: Cyber (2016, 3 episodes), Medium (2008, 4 episodes), Fat Actress (2005, 4 episodes), Joey (2004), Tales from the Crypt (1989), and For Love and Honor (1983–1984, 12 episodes). Her final film role was Cassie in Off the Rails (2021, posthumous release)..
Filmography
Off the Rails 2021
as Cassie
Gotti 2018
as Victoria Gotti
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood 2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Busty Blondes with Natural Racks 2017
as (archive footage)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Casino Jack 2010
as Pam Abramoff
The Last Song 2010
as Kim
From Paris with Love 2010
as Woman on Eiffel Tower (uncredited)
Old Dogs 2009
as Vicki
Struck 2008
as Trista
The Tenth Circle 2008
as Laura Stone
Death Sentence 2007
as Helen Hume
Broken Bridges 2006
as Angela Dalton
Sky High 2005
as Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
Eulogy 2004
as Lucy Collins
Return to Sender 2004
as Susan Kennan
The Cat in the Hat 2003
as Joan Walden
What a Girl Wants 2003
as Libby Reynolds
View from the Top 2003
as Sherry
Daddy and Them 2001
as Rose
Welcome to Hollywood 2000
as Kelly Preston
Battlefield Earth 2000
as Chirk
Bar Hopping 2000
as Bebe
For Love of the Game 1999
as Jane Aubrey
Jack Frost 1998
as Gabby Frost
Junket Whore 1998
as Self
Holy Man 1998
as Kate Newell
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's 1998
as Self
Nothing to Lose 1997
as Ann Beam
Addicted to Love 1997
as Linda
Jerry Maguire 1996
as Avery Bishop
Citizen Ruth 1996
as Rachel
Little Surprises 1996
Actor
Curdled 1996
as Kelly Hogue
From Dusk Till Dawn 1996
as Newscaster Kelly Houge
Waiting to Exhale 1995
as Kathleen (uncredited)
Mrs. Munck 1995
as Young Rose
Love Is a Gun 1994
as Jean Starr
Cheyenne Warrior 1994
as Rebecca Carver
Double Cross 1994
as Vera Blanchard
The American Clock 1993
as Diana Marley
Only You 1992
as Amanda
The Perfect Bride 1991
as Laura
Run 1991
as Karen Landers
The Experts 1989
as Bonnie
Twins 1988
as Marnie Mason
Spellbinder 1988
as Miranda Reed
A Tiger's Tale 1988
as Shirley Butts
Amazon Women on the Moon 1987
as Violet (segment "Titan Man")
Love at Stake 1987
as Sara Lee
52 Pick-Up 1986
as Cini
SpaceCamp 1986
as Tish
Secret Admirer 1985
as Deborah Anne Fimple
Mischief 1985
as Marilyn McCauley
Christine 1983
as Roseanne
For Love and Honor 1983
as Mary Lee
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn 1983
as Dhyana
10 to Midnight 1983
as Doreen
Credits from TMDB.