---
name: "Kelly Preston"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kelly-preston"
fi1m_id: "kelly-preston"
imdb_id: "nm0000593"
tmdb_id: 11164
wikidata_id: "Q236842"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 October 1962"
died: "12 July 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T20:19:55.991491+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kelly Preston

## Identity

Kelly Preston

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kelly-preston
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kelly-preston
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000593
- **TMDB ID:** 11164
- **Wikidata ID:** Q236842
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Preston, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236842, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000593/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11164

Actor. Born 13 October 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Died 12 July 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 October 1962, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- **Died:** 12 July 2020
- **Active:** 1988–2003
- **Also known as:** Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, Kelly Gage, Kelly Smith, Kelly Palzis, Kelly Kamalelehua Preston-Travolta
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 64 (1), 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 22 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 52 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Comedy 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $546m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Preston, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236842, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000593/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11164

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Jerry Maguire*](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md) (81)

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## Biography

Kelly Preston was an American actress. Born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith on 13 October 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii, she appeared in more than 60 film and television productions.

She is known for her roles in *Twins* (1988), *Jerry Maguire* (1996) as Avery Bishop, *For Love of the Game* (1999), *The Cat in the Hat* (2003), *Sky High* (2005) and *The Last Song* (2010). She trained at the University of Southern California and began her career in the early 1980s.

Preston married actor John Travolta in 1991; they collaborated on *The Experts* (1989) and *Gotti* (2018). She died on 12 July 2020 in Clearwater, Florida, aged 57.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Battlefield Earth* (2000), Fi1m 22, as Chirk — [page](https://film.one/film/battlefield-earth.md)
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), Fi1m 75, as Newscaster Kelly Houge — [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Avery Bishop — [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *Twins* (1988), Fi1m 64, as Marnie Mason — [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Off the Rails* (2021), as Cassie
- *Gotti* (2018), as Victoria Gotti
- *CSI: Cyber* (2015), series, as Greer Latimore
- *Casino Jack* (2010), as Pam Abramoff
- *The Last Song* (2010), as Kim
- *From Paris with Love* (2010), as Woman on Eiffel Tower (uncredited)
- *Old Dogs* (2009), as Vicki
- *Struck* (2008), as Trista
- *The Tenth Circle* (2008), as Laura Stone
- *Death Sentence* (2007), as Helen Hume
- *Broken Bridges* (2006), as Angela Dalton
- *Sky High* (2005), as Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
- *Fat Actress* (2005), series, as Quinn Taylor Scott
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Meghan Doyle
- *Eulogy* (2004), as Lucy Collins
- *Return to Sender* (2004), as Susan Kennan
- *Joey* (2004), series, as Donna
- *The Cat in the Hat* (2003), as Joan Walden
- *What a Girl Wants* (2003), as Libby Reynolds
- *View from the Top* (2003), as Sherry
- *Daddy and Them* (2001), as Rose
- *Welcome to Hollywood* (2000), as Kelly Preston
- *Battlefield Earth* (2000), as Chirk — Fi1m 22, [page](https://film.one/film/battlefield-earth.md)
- *Bar Hopping* (2000), as Bebe
- *For Love of the Game* (1999), as Jane Aubrey
- *Jack Frost* (1998), as Gabby Frost
- *Holy Man* (1998), as Kate Newell
- *Nothing to Lose* (1997), as Ann Beam
- *Addicted to Love* (1997), as Linda
- *Jerry Maguire* (1996), as Avery Bishop — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/jerry-maguire.md)
- *Citizen Ruth* (1996), as Rachel
- *Little Surprises* (1996), Actor
- *Curdled* (1996), as Kelly Hogue
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), as Newscaster Kelly Houge — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)
- *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), as Kathleen (uncredited)
- *Mrs. Munck* (1995), as Young Rose
- *Love Is a Gun* (1994), as Jean Starr
- *Cheyenne Warrior* (1994), as Rebecca Carver
- *Double Cross* (1994), as Vera Blanchard
- *The American Clock* (1993), as Diana Marley
- *Only You* (1992), as Amanda
- *The Perfect Bride* (1991), as Laura Whitman
- *Run* (1991), as Karen Landers
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Linda (segment "The Switch")
- *The Experts* (1989), as Bonnie
- *Twins* (1988), as Marnie Mason — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *Spellbinder* (1988), as Miranda Reed
- *A Tiger's Tale* (1988), as Shirley Butts
- *Amazon Women on the Moon* (1987), as Violet (segment "Titan Man")
- *Love at Stake* (1987), as Sara Lee
- *52 Pick-Up* (1986), as Cini
- *SpaceCamp* (1986), as Tish
- *Secret Admirer* (1985), as Deborah Anne Fimple
- *Mischief* (1985), as Marilyn McCauley
- *Blue Thunder* (1984), series, as Amy Braddock
- *Christine* (1983), as Roseanne
- *For Love and Honor* (1983), as Mary Lee
- *For Love and Honor* (1983), series, as Mary Lee
- *Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn* (1983), as Dhyana
- *10 to Midnight* (1983), as Doreen
- *The Renegades* (1983), series, as Lisa Primus
- *Capitol* (1982), series, as Gillian McCandless
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Anna
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Ginger Reeves
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Wendy

## Gallery

- ![Kelly Preston (Mrs. John Travolta) met by photographers at Hotel Bel Air's entrance. Preston was a guest at Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday party at Hotel Bel Air (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-780a1f2853d3.jpg) Kelly Preston (Mrs. John Travolta) met by photographers at Hotel Bel Air's entrance. Preston was a guest at Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday party at Hotel Bel Air (2004) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Hotel_Bel_Air%2C_Oprah_Winfrey%27s_50th_birthday_party%2C_January_2004_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Travolta and wife, Kelly Preston at 80th Academy Awards (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-daf2abdc62d3.jpg) John Travolta and wife, Kelly Preston at 80th Academy Awards (2008) — Greg in Hollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/John_Travolta_%26_Kelly_Preston_2008_Academy_Awards.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kelly Preston](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-0e42212b6b0d.jpg) Kelly Preston — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Kelly_Preston_Cannes_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kelly Preston au festival de Cannes (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-6d73972ae62a.jpg) Kelly Preston au festival de Cannes (2018) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Kelly_Preston_Cannes_2018_%28headshot%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kelly Preston](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-e2b3e35a07ef.jpg) Kelly Preston — Image via TMDB
- ![Kelly Preston](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-e382bac90e78.jpg) Kelly Preston — Image via TMDB
- ![Kelly Preston](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-f2a89fcdc7ee.jpg) Kelly Preston — Image via TMDB
- ![Kelly Preston; Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 3, 2005) - Actress Kelly Preston talks with Navy family members at the United Service Organization (USO) holiday party at Rock](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-b9d09a57d02f.jpg) Kelly Preston; Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 3, 2005) - Actress Kelly Preston talks with Navy family members at the United Service Organization (USO) holiday party at Rock — Davis J. Anderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Kelly_Preston_Navy_2005.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kelly Preston](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-4fb3ddd43840.jpg) Kelly Preston — Image via TMDB
- ![Kelly Preston](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-9bd708acd861.jpg) Kelly Preston — Image via TMDB
- ![Kelly Preston](https://film.one/media/person/86586/gallery-67f2c1105810.jpg) Kelly Preston — Image via TMDB

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