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Kelly Preston - Biography |
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Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis
Preston-Travolta (born October 13, 1962) is an American model and actress
known for being the wife of actor John Travolta since 1991.
Preston was born Kelly Kamalelehua Preston 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. Preston's adoptive father was Peter Palzis, a personnel
director, and her step-father was Lee Carlson. 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.
Preston had a modeling career when she was a teenager. At sixteen, she was
discovered by a fashion photographer who helped her get acting 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.
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.
Preston's former boyfriends include George Clooney and Charlie Sheen.
After living with Sheen for one year (and receiving a very large diamond
ring from him), Preston ended the relationship in 1990 shortly after an
incident in which Sheen accidentally shot her in the arm. She was married
to Kevin Gage from 1986 to 1988.
Preston is currently married to John Travolta. They have a son, Jett
Travolta (b. April 13, 1992), and a daughter, Ella Blue Travolta (b. April
3, 2000). Travolta married Kelly Preston 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 Preston and Travolta are Scientologists, and Preston appeared
in the film Battlefield Earth (produced by Travolta, based on the novel by
Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard). Her role is sometimes incorrectly
described as "starring" even though she only appears in one scene. She
plays a Psychlo female encountered in a bar.
Recently, she has taken up the issue of overmedication and children.
Preston has advocated that schools are forcing or pressuring students and
their families to medicate them for ADD unnecessarily. She has testified
before the Florida state legislature encouraging the passage of a bill to
ban such practice. A federal law to that effect became law in July 2005,
though only schools receiving federal funding are subject to its terms.
She also devotes much of her time as a board member of the Children's
Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC), a non-profit organization dedicated
to educating parents about environmental toxins and potential health
hazards for children with illnesses. She joined after their son Jett was
diagnosed with Kawasaki syndrome, an illness that she suggests affects
children and results in severe allergies and asthma attacks.
On April 10, 2006, Mark Ebner of Hollywood, Interrupted made a public plea
to Travolta and Preston to have their son treated for autism, alleging
five reliable sources—including representatives from Cure Autism Now and
The Autism Perspective—who claim that Jett suffers from autism, and not
from Kawasaki syndrome as stated by the parents. |
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Kelly Preston - Personal Quotes |
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"Everything about my husband
is sexy, especially his lips." - speaking to People Magazine about
John Travolta.
"When I married John, I put my career on hold to be a wife and to
have a child. Before that I didn't have a fabulous career, but I was
working. When I decided to resume acting, I had become Mrs. Travolta
in many people's eyes so I had to prove myself all over again."
"People have generally been very respectful and we've not been
tabloid fodder."
"There's the jiggle factor in Hollywood. Once I was at an audition
and they told me, 'You must show your breasts!' and I was like, get
outta town. I just laughed and slammed the door on my way out."
"I've wanted to have babies since I was 11. I always babysat. I was
making thousands and thousands of dollars doing commercials and
still babysitting for $2.50 an hour. Children are our future --
literally. It's such a cliche, but it's so true."
"I got caught playing doctor in my grandma's garage, but, you know,
it was very minor, just like sticking things in the heinie." (quoted
in Playboy 05-2003)
"But we ride bikes, we go swimming, you do art projects, you do
things as a family. We go to Denny's, my big places to shop are
Wal-Mart and Target. Seriously, that's where half of my stuff comes
from now. I don't get to go to the super-fancy stores unless I'm out
here now. You sort of stay pretty real that way."
"I prioritize, I'm a great list-maker and, to try to keep everything
organized, I have people who help me out with different things. And
just making my kids and my husband come first, keeping us together,
is my first priority. And then I fit films into my life." |
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Kelly Preston - Filmography |
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Old Dogs (2008)
(pre-production)
Death Sentence (2007) .... Helen Hume
Broken Bridges (2006) .... Angela Dalton
Sky High (2005) .... Josie Stronghold/Jetstream
"Fat Actress" .... Quinn Taylor Scott (4 episodes, 2005)
- Crack for Good (2005) TV Episode .... Quinn Taylor Scott
- Holy Lesbo Batman (2005) TV Episode .... Quinn Taylor Scott
- Charlies Angels or Too Pooped to Pop (2005) TV Episode .... Quinn
Taylor Scott
- Big Butts (2005) TV Episode .... Quinn Taylor Scott
"Joey" .... Donna Di Gregorio (2 episodes, 2004)
- Joey and the Dream Girl: Part 2 (2004) TV Episode .... Donna Di
Gregorio
- Joey and the Dream Girl: Part 1 (2004) TV Episode .... Donna Di
Gregorio
Return to Sender (2004) .... Susan Kennan
... aka Convicted (USA: video title)
Eulogy (2004) .... Lucy Collins
The Cat in the Hat (2003) .... Mom
... aka Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (USA: complete title)
What a Girl Wants (2003) .... Libby Reynolds
View from the Top (2003) .... Sherry
Daddy and Them (2001) .... Rose
... aka Daddy & Them (USA: DVD box title)
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) .... Chirk
... aka Battlefield Earth (USA: short title)
Bar Hopping (2000) (TV) .... Bebe
For Love of the Game (1999) .... Jane Aubrey
Jack Frost (1998) .... Gabby Frost
... aka Frost
Holy Man (1998) .... Kate Newell
Nothing to Lose (1997) .... Ann Beam
Addicted to Love (1997) .... Linda Green
... aka Forlorn
Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Avery Bishop
Curdled (1996) .... Kelly Hogue
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) .... Newscaster Kelly Houge
Citizen Ruth (1996) .... Rachel
... aka Meet Ruth Stoops
Waiting to Exhale (1995) (uncredited) .... Kathleen
Mrs. Munck (1995) .... Young Rose
Little Surprises (1995) (TV) .... Ginger
Cheyenne Warrior (1994) (TV) .... Rebecca Carver
Love Is a Gun (1994) .... Jean Starr
Double Cross (1994) .... Vera Blanchard
The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Diana Marley
... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock
Only You (1992/I) .... Amanda Hughes
The Perfect Bride (1991) (TV) .... Laura
Run (1991) .... Karen Landers
"Tales from the Crypt" .... Linda (1 episode, 1990)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- The Switch (1990) TV Episode .... Linda
The Experts (1989) .... Bonnie
... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
Twins (1988/I) .... Marnie Mason
Spellbinder (1988) .... Miranda Reed
Love at Stake (1988) .... Sara Lee
... aka Burnin' Love
A Tiger's Tale (1988) .... Shirley Butts
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Violet (segment "Titan Man")
52 Pick-Up (1986) .... Cini
SpaceCamp (1986) .... Tish Ambrosei
Secret Admirer (1985) .... Deborah Anne Fimple
... aka The Letter (USA)
Mischief (1985) .... Marilyn McCauley
"Blue Thunder" .... Amy Braddock (1 episode, 1984)
- The Long Flight (1984) TV Episode .... Amy Braddock
"Riptide" .... Sherry Meyers (1 episode, 1984)
- The Hardcase (1984) TV Episode (as Kelly Palzis) .... Sherry
Meyers
"For Love and Honor" (1983) TV Series .... Mary Lee (unknown
episodes, 1983)
Christine (1983) .... Roseanne
... aka John Carpenter's Christine (USA: complete title)
For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Mary Lee
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) .... Dhyana
... aka Metalstorm (USA: short title)
"CHiPs" .... Anna (1 episode, 1983)
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Things That Go Creep in the Night (1983) TV Episode (as Kelly
Palzis) .... Anna
10 to Midnight (1983) (as Kelly Palzis) .... Doreen
"Quincy M.E." .... Ginger Reeves (1 episode, 1983)
... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
- On Dying High (1983) TV Episode (as Kelly Palzis) .... Ginger
Reeves
"Capitol" (1982) TV Series .... Gillian McCandless (unknown
episodes, 1982)
"Hawaii Five-O" .... Wendy (1 episode, 1980)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- For Old Times Sake (1980) TV Episode (as Kelly Palzis) .... Wendy |
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