Biography
This bubbly actress and wife of John Travolta began her career as a teen ingénue. Breaking into show business in 1982 under her legal name, Kelly Palzis, Preston landed- her first role as a troubled teenager on the CBS daytime serial "Capitol" (CBS, 1982-87) before making her film debut in the Charles Bronson actioner "10 to Midnight" (1983). By 1983, she had adopted the surname Kelly Preston and had made the leap to primetime when cast as a …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Played the wife of lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff (played by Kevin Spacey) in "Casino Jack" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Robin Williams and husband John Travolta in the comedy, "Old Dogs" | |
2008 | Had a recurring role on NBC's "Medium" | |
2007 | Played Kevin Bacon's wife in the psychological thriller "Death Sentence" | |
2005 | Co-starred with Kurt Russell in Walt Disney's teen comedy "Sky High" as the flying superhero mom Josie Jetstream | |
2004 | Starred in the black comedy "Eulogy" which follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch | |
2004 | Cast in a two-episode story arc on NBC's "Joey" playing the best friend of Joey's sister (Drea de Matteo) | |
2003 | Played the mother to Amanda Bynes' character in "What a Girl Wants" | |
2003 | Along with Gwyneth Paltrow, co-starred in the feature "View From The Top" | |
2000 | Played the girlfriend of her husband's character in "Battlefield Earth" | |
1999 | Cast as Kevin Costner's leading lady in "For Love of the Game" | |
1999 | Co-starred in Billy Bob Thornton's "Daddy and Me" | |
1998 | Played the female lead in "Jack Frost" | |
1998 | Co-starred with Eddie Murphy and Jeff Goldblum in "Holy Man" | |
1997 | Appeared as Matthew Broderick's ex-girlfriend in "Addicted to Love" | |
1996 | Had breakthrough role in "Jerry Maguire" | |
1996 | Had featured role in Showtime's "Mrs. Munck"; written and directed by Diane Ladd; played Ladd's titular character as a young woman | |
1991 | TV-movie debut, "The Perfect Bride" (USA Network) | |
1988 | Displayed comedic talents in "Twins" | |
1987 | Met future husband John Travolta while starring in "The Experts" (released in 1989) | |
1986 | Co-starred in "SpaceCamp"; met future husband Kevin Gage (since divorced) | |
1983 | Cast as a series regular on NBC's "For Love and Honor" (first billing as Kelly Preston) | |
1982 | Made film debut in "10 to Midnight" (billed as Kelly Palzis) | |
1982 | First regular TV appearance in the CBS daytime serial, "Capitol" (billed as Kelly Palzis) | |
1980 | Moved to Los Angeles to study at USC | |
| Spent two years in Australia during her teens, where she first appeared in TV commercials | ||