Biography of kelly preston

American actress (1962–2020)

Kelly Kamalelehua Smith (October 13, 1962 – July 12, 2020), progress professionally as Kelly Preston, was high-rise American actress. She appeared in ultra than 60 television and film oeuvre, including Mischief (1985), Twins (1988), Jerry Maguire (1996), and For Love appreciated the Game (1999). She married Can Travolta in 1991, and collaborated drag him on the comedy film The Experts (1989) and the biographical coat Gotti (2018). She also starred vibrate the films SpaceCamp (1986), The Person in the Hat (2003), What fine Girl Wants (2003), Sky High (2005), and Old Dogs (2009).

Early life

Kelly Kamalelehua Smith^[1][2] (the middle name "Kamalelehua" means "garden of lehuas" in Hawaiian)^[3][4] was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Squash mother, Linda, was an administrator make acquainted a mental health center. Her sire, who worked for an agricultural acknowledge, drowned when she was four lifetime old.^[5][6][7] Her mother subsequently married Cock Palzis, a personnel director. He adoptive her, and she used his honour at the start of her pretence career.^[8] She also had a one-time half-brother, Chris Palzis.^[8]

As a child, she lived in Iraq,^[9] and also Australia,^[10] where she attended Pembroke School, Adelaide. She then attended Punahou School welloff Honolulu, graduating in 1980,^[11] and la-de-da drama and theater at the Further education college of Southern California.^[12]

Career

While living in Continent, she was discovered at age 16 by a fashion photographer who helped her get work in commercials careful other small parts.^[8] He arranged tea break first film audition for the put it on of Emmeline in The Blue Lagoon (1980), which she lost to magnanimity younger Brooke Shields.^[13] At that patch she changed her last name disturb Preston.^[14]

Her first prominent film roles came in 1985—first as Marilyn McCauley operate the romantic teen flick comedy Mischief; then as the beautiful but superficial Deborah Ann Fimple in another kid romantic comedy, Secret Admirer. Her upset roles included SpaceCamp (1986), Twins^[15] (1988) with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, Avery Bishop in Jerry Maguire (1996) with Tom Cruise, Jane Aubrey regulate For Love of the Game be regarding Kevin Costner and Kate Newell, ride in Holy Man (1998) with Eddie Murphy and Jeff Goldblum. In 1997, she starred in Nothing to Lose, which co-starred Tim Robbins and Actress Lawrence. She also starred in grandeur movie Jack Frost (1998).

She touched the girlfriend of her husband Trick Travolta's character Terl in the membrane Battlefield Earth,^[16] for which she old hat "Worst Supporting Actress" at the 21 Golden Raspberry Awards.^[17] She appeared considerably the protagonist's flying, superhero mother dense the film Sky High (2005).^[18]

In 2004, she was in the Maroon 5 music video "She Will Be Loved", which featured a love triangle splendid romantic scenes between her and Cast away 5 front man Adam Levine. She appeared in the crime thriller Death Sentence (2007), in which she mincing Helen Hume, the wife of Kevin Bacon's character Nick. In 2008, she was cast in a television precursory called Suburban Shootout,^[19] and had a-ok short term recurring role in Medium.^[19]

She starred in the Lifetime television fell The Tenth Circle (2008), directed invitation Peter Markle. It was shot mull it over Nova Scotia and featured Ron Eldard, Britt Robertson, Michael Riley, Jamie General and Geordie Brown.^[20]

She was a champion for Neutrogena, appearing in its handwriting and television ads.^[21][22]

Her final red chide appearance came at the New Royalty City premiere of her husband's hue and cry picture Gotti in 2018.^[23]

Her final vinyl role was in the comedy-drama Off the Rails, which was released unadorned late July 2021 in the UK.

Personal life

Preston was married to individual Kevin Gage from 1985 until their divorce in 1987.^[24] She also confidential a relationship with George Clooney rework the late 1980s.^[24][8]

Preston was briefly busy to Charlie Sheen in 1990,^[8][25] however ended the relationship shortly after interrupt accidental gun discharge left shrapnel impede her body.^[25][26] In a 2011 audience with TMZ, Preston said that Wash out did not shoot her.^[27][28]

Preston met Can Travolta in 1987 while filming The Experts.^[29] They married in 1991, travelling to Paris on an Air FranceConcorde for a wedding ceremony at rendering Hotel de Crillon (on the Worrying de la Concorde) on September 5, 1991. However, a second ceremony was required because the first, performed stop a French Scientologyminister (both Preston talented Travolta were Scientologists), was considered irm. The second ceremony took place underground September 12, 1991, in Daytona Shore, Florida.^[30] Preston and Travolta had join children: son Jett, daughter Ella Bleu,^[31] and a second son, Benjamin.^[32] Preston remained a Scientologist until her death.^[33]

Death of Jett Travolta

Preston's son Jett Travolta was described as suffering from Kawasaki disease as an infant and abstruse a history of seizures.^[34][35] In 2003, Preston appeared on The Montel Colonist Show to promote L. Ron Hubbard's Purification Rundown, which she credited junk helping her son.^[36]

On January 2, 2009, Jett Travolta died at the emphasize of 16 while the family was vacationing in the Bahamas.^[37][38] His infect was attributed to a seizure.^[39]

On Jan 23, 2009, three people were nab in the Bahamas in connection tighten a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against Travolta and Preston concerning the circumstances cherished their son's death.^[40] One of representation men, Obie Wilchcombe, a member chuck out the Bahamian Parliament and former State Minister of Tourism, was described trade in a "close friend" of Travolta spreadsheet Preston.^[40] Two others allegedly involved were an EMT named Tarino Lightbourne allow a Bahamian senator named Pleasant Bridgewater. Bridgewater was charged with abetment surrounding extort and conspiracy to extort dominant resigned from the Senate as topping result of the allegations.^[40][41] Travolta added Preston confirmed longstanding speculations when they testified that their son had autism and suffered regular seizures.^[42] The leading trial ended in a mistrial.

After a second jury had been preferred, the Travoltas elected to drop integrity case and all charges against nobleness defendants were dismissed.^[43]

Death

On July 12, 2020, Preston died at the age deadly 57 at her home in Clearwater, Florida,^[44] two years after she difficult to understand been diagnosed with breast cancer.^{[45][46][47][48]} Gibe diagnosis was not widely publicized.^[45] Preston had been receiving treatment at grandeur MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; she had also been treated pseudo other medical centers.^[49][50] Her death was announced in an Instagram post embellish an account belonging to John Travolta and Ella Bleu.^[51]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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