Kelly Preston

Infobox actor


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caption = Preston talks with Navy family members at the USO holiday party at Rockwell Hall Gym on Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va, December 3, 2005.
birthname = Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis
birthdate = birth date and age|1962|10|13
birthplace = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
deathdate =
deathplace =
occupation = model (1976-1983)
actress (1983-present)
othername =
spouse = Kevin Gage (1986-1988)
John Travolta (1991 - Present)
goldenraspberryawards = Worst Screen Couple
2000 "Battlefield Earth"

Kelly Preston (born October 13, 1962) is an American actress and former model married to John Travolta since 1991.

Biography

Early life

Preston was born as Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda Carlson, [ [http://starbulletin.com/1999/05/17/features/donnelly.html Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Dave Donnelly ] ] was an administrator of a mental health center, and her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when Preston was three years old. [ [http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=31ab41ed-5a24-4b09-af74-6ce514069dd1 Kelly Preston - Profile, Latest News and Related Articles ] ] Her adoptive father was Peter Palzis, a personnel director, and her stepfather was Lee Carlson. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/45/Kelly-Preston.html Kelly Preston Biography (1962-) ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800016652/bio Kelly Preston Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] She spent time living in Iraq and Australia as a result of her biological father's work when she was a child. While living in Australia, she attended Pembroke School in Adelaide. She later attended Punahou School and studied drama and theater at the University of Southern California. [cite web|url=http://www.kellypreston.com/|title=About Kelly|publisher=www.kellypreston.com|accessdate=2008-02-26]

Career

At sixteen, she was discovered by a fashion photographer who helped her get work in commercials and other small parts, which eventually developed into a successful movie career. She is a spokesperson for Neutrogena and appears in print and television ads. She played the girlfriend of her husband's character "Terl" in the 2000 film "Battlefield Earth",cite news |last =Graham |first=Bob| title =Travolta's Demolition Derby: Comic-book nuttiness lifts 'Battlefield Earth' | work =San Francisco Chronicle | publisher =Hearst Communications Inc. | date =January 19, 2001 | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/01/19/DD162654.DTL | accessdate =2008-06-12] and received "Worst Supporting Actress" at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards for her role in the film. [cite book | last =Grant | first =John | title =Sci-Fi Movies: Facts, Figures & Fun | publisher =Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. | date =2006 | pages =Page 87 | isbn = 1904332358]

She was featured in the chart-topping Maroon 5 music video, "She Will Be Loved" in 2004. The video features a love triangle and romantic scenes between Preston and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. In 2008 she was cast in a television pilot for a potential show called "Suburban Shootout".cite web
url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/16/kelly-preston-in-new-hbo-series/|title=Kelly Preston in new HBO series|work=TV Squad|accessdate=2008-06-12|date=May 16, 2008|last=Trechak|first=Brad] She previously had a recurring role on "Medium".

Personal life

Her former boyfriends include George Clooney and Charlie Sheen [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000593/bio Kelly Preston - Biography ] ] After living with Sheen for one year (Although they never married, Charlie Sheen presented Kelly with a 2.5 carat pink diamond engagement ring when he proposed to her in 1989 ), she ended the relationship in 1990 shortly after an incident in which Sheen accidentally shot her in the arm. She married Kevin Gage from 1986 to 1988. She married John Travolta on September 12, 1991. They have a son, Jett Travolta (b. April 13, 1992), and a daughter, Ella Blue Travolta (b. April 3, 2000). Travolta married her twice. Their first wedding (September 5, 1991) was performed by a French Scientologist minister, but it was later declared legally invalid. They married again within the month. Both Travolta and Preston are Scientologists, and Preston appeared in the film "Battlefield Earth" (produced by Travolta, based on the novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard).

Filmography

* "10 to Midnight" (1983)
* "" (1983)
* "Christine" (1983)
* "Mischief" (1985)
* "Secret Admirer" (1985)
* "SpaceCamp" (1986)
* "52 Pick-Up" (1986)
* "Amazon Women on the Moon" (1987)
* "A Tiger's Tale" (1988)
* "Love at Stake" (1988)
* "Spellbinder" (1988)
* "Twins" (1988)
* "The Experts" (1989)
* "Run" (1991)
* "The Perfect Bride" (1991) (TV)
* "Only You" (1992)
* "The American Clock" (1993) (TV)
* "Cheyenne Warrior" (1994) (direct-to-video)
* "Love Is a Gun" (1994)
* "Double Cross" (1994)
* "Mrs. Munck" (1995)
* "Little Surprises" (1995) (TV)
* "Waiting to Exhale" (1995)
* "Citizen Ruth" (1996)
* "Curdled" (1996)
* "Jerry Maguire" (1996)
* "Addicted to Love" (1997)
* "Nothing to Lose" (1997)
* "Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's" (1997) (documentary)
* "Holy Man" (1998)
* "Junket Whore" (1998) (documentary)
* "Jack Frost" (1998)
* "For Love of the Game" (1999)
* "Battlefield Earth" (2000)
* "Welcome to Hollywood" (2000) (documentary)
* "Daddy and Them" (2001)
* "View from the Top" (2003)
* "What a Girl Wants" (2003)
* "The Cat in the Hat" (2003)
* "Eulogy" (2004)
* "Return to Sender" (2004)
* "Sky High" (2005)
* "Broken Bridges" (2006)
* "Death Sentence" (2007)
* "Medium" (2008) (TV) (3 episodes in 2008)
* "The Tenth Circle" (2008), a Lifetime original movie based on the novel by Jodi Picoult ;Upcoming:
* "Old Dogs" (2009)

References

External links

* [http://www.kellypreston.com/ Official Kelly Preston homepage]
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* [http://www.checnet.org/ Children's Health Environmental Coalition]
* [http://www.overgaard.dk/kelly_preston.html Kelly Preston in Denmark interview (Danish and English)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/v/RUku6nf57tE Kelly Preston visits the Bluebell Railway]