Acting
Kelly Preston
EN, FR cinema · 58 credits
Born
13 October 1962
Died
12 July 2020 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Also known as Kelly Kamalelehua Smith · Kelly Gage · Kelly Smith · Kelly Palzis · Kelly Kamalelehua Preston-Travolta
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)..
Known for
Filmography
Off the Rails
as Cassie
Gotti
as Victoria Gotti
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Busty Blondes with Natural Racks
as (archive footage)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
as Self (archive footage)
Casino Jack
as Pam Abramoff
From Paris with Love
as Woman on Eiffel Tower (uncredited)
Old Dogs
as Vicki
The Tenth Circle
as Laura Stone
Struck
as Trista
Death Sentence
as Helen Hume
Broken Bridges
as Angela Dalton
Sky High
as Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
Return to Sender
as Susan Kennan
Eulogy
as Lucy Collins
The Cat in the Hat
as Joan Walden
What a Girl Wants
as Libby Reynolds
View from the Top
as Sherry
Daddy and Them
as Rose
Welcome to Hollywood
as Kelly Preston
Bar Hopping
as Bebe
Battlefield Earth
as Chirk
For Love of the Game
as Jane Aubrey
Holy Man
as Kate Newell
Jack Frost
as Gabby Frost
Junket Whore
as Self
Addicted to Love
as Linda
Nothing to Lose
as Ann Beam
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Newscaster Kelly Houge
Curdled
as Kelly Hogue
Jerry Maguire
as Avery Bishop
Citizen Ruth
as Rachel
Mrs. Munck
as Young Rose
Waiting to Exhale
as Kathleen (uncredited)
Cheyenne Warrior
as Rebecca Carver
Love Is a Gun
as Jean Starr
Double Cross
as Vera Blanchard
The American Clock
as Diana Marley
Only You
as Amanda
Run
as Karen Landers
The Perfect Bride
as Laura
The Experts
as Bonnie
Twins
as Marnie Mason
Spellbinder
as Miranda Reed
A Tiger's Tale
as Shirley Butts
Love at Stake
as Sara Lee
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Violet (segment "Titan Man")
SpaceCamp
as Tish
52 Pick-Up
as Cini
Secret Admirer
as Deborah Anne Fimple
Mischief
as Marilyn McCauley
Christine
as Roseanne
10 to Midnight
as Doreen
For Love and Honor
as Mary Lee