Kelly Preston Travolta (born October 13, 1962) is an American actress and former model .
Early years
Preston was born as Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu , Hawaii . Her mother, Linda, was an administrator of a mental health center, and her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when Preston was three years old. Her adoptive father was Peter Palzis, a personnel director, with whose name she began her acting career, and her stepfather was Lee Carlson. As a child, she spent time living in Iraq and Australia as a result of her biological father's work. While living in Australia, she attended Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia . She later attended Punahou School and studied drama and theater at the University of Southern California .
Career
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At 16 years old, while living in Australia , Preston 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 . Her first prominent role in a film came as the "popular girl" in 1985's Secret Admirer opposite C. Thomas Howell .
She is a spokeswoman 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 , and received "Worst Supporting Actress" at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards for her role in the film.
Preston 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. She had a short term recurring role on Medium .
In 2008, Preston starred in the Lifetime Original Movie "The Tenth Circle ", directed by Peter Markle . The film was shot in Nova Scotia and featured Ron Eldard , Brittany Robertson , Michael Riley , Jamie Johnston , and Geordie Brown.
Relationships
Preston was married to actor Kevin Gage from 1985 to 1987. She also had relationships with George Clooney and Charlie Sheen . Clooney's pet pig, Max , was a gift for Preston that Clooney kept after the couple split up. Sheen presented Preston with a 2.5 carat pink diamond engagement ring when he proposed to her in 1989, although they never married. After living with Sheen for one year, she ended the relationship in 1990, shortly after an incident in which Sheen accidentally shot her in the leg.
John Travolta
Preston first met John Travolta in 1987 while filming The Experts . The pair married in 1991. Both came on board of Air-France flight Concorde in September 1991 before their wedding at Hotel de Crillon, Paris, close to Place de la Concorde. Two ceremonies had to be conducted because the first, performed in Paris on September 5, 1991 by a French Scientologist minister (both Preston and Travolta are Scientologists), was legally invalid. The second ceremony took place a week later, on September 12, in Daytona Beach, Florida .
The couple had a son named Jett, born on April 13, 1992, and have a daughter named Ella Bleu, born in 2000. On May 18, 2010, Travolta and Preston announced that she is pregnant with the couple's third child, later confirmed to be a boy.
Son's death
Their son, Jett, born on April 13, 1992, died on January 2, 2009 while the family was on vacation in The Bahamas . The cause of death was attributed to a seizure . Jett reportedly suffered from Kawasaki disease in early childhood and had a history of seizures. Long a source of speculation, in September 2009, Travolta testified that their son had autism and suffered regular seizures. His revelation occurred as part of testimony he gave at a trial which resulted after an extortion attempt related to Jett Travolta's death. On January 23, 2009, three people were arrested in the Bahamas in connection with a multi-million dollar extortion plot against the Travolta family around the circumstances of Jett's death. One of the men, Obie Wilchcombe, a member of the Bahamian Parliament and former Bahamian Minister of Tourism, was described as a "close friend" of the Travolta family. Two others allegedly involved were an EMT named Tarino Lightbourne and a Bahamian senator named Pleasant Bridgewater . The senator was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and she resigned from the Senate as a result of the allegations.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hawaii Five-O | Wendy | Episode: "For Old Times Sake" |
| 1982 | Capitol | Gillian McCandless | TV series |
| 1983 | Quincy M.E. | Ginger Reeves | Episode: "On Dying High" |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight | Doreen | |
| 1983 | CHiPs | Anna | Episode: "Things That Go Creep in the Night" |
| 1983 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | Dhyana | |
| 1983 | Christine | Roseanne | |
| 1983 | Lone Star | Redhead | TV movies |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor | Mary Lee | 1983–1984 (12 episodes) |
| 1984 | Riptide | Sherry Meyers | Episode: "The Hardcase" |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder | Amy Braddock | Episode: "The Long Flight" |
| 1985 | Mischief | Marilyn McCauley | |
| 1985 | Secret Admirer | Deborah Anne Fimple | |
| 1986 | SpaceCamp | Tish Ambrosei | |
| 1986 | 52 Pick-Up | Cini | |
| 1987 | Love at Stake | Sara Lee | |
| 1987 | A Tiger's Tale | Shirley Butts | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Violet | Segment, "Titan Man" |
| 1988 | Twins | Marnie Mason | |
| 1988 | The Experts | Bonnie | |
| 1988 | Spellbinder | Miranda Reed | |
| 1990 | Tales from the Crypt | Linda | Episode: "The Switch" |
| 1991 | Run | Karen Landers | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Bride | Laura | TV movie |
| 1992 | Only You | Amanda Hughes | |
| 1993 | The American Clock | Diana Marley | TV movie |
| 1994 | Love Is a Gun | Jean Starr | |
| 1994 | Double Cross | Vera Blanchard | |
| 1994 | Cheyenne Warrior | Rebecca Carver | TV movies |
| 1995 | Little Surprises | Ginger | TV movies |
| 1995 | Mrs. Munck | Young Rose | |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | Kathleen (uncredited) | |
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | Rachel | |
| 1996 | From Dusk till Dawn | Kelly Hogue | |
| 1996 | Curdled | Kelly Hogue | |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Avery Bishop |
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