Kelly Preston is a famous American actress who has appeared in some hit movies such as ‘Jerry Maguire’, ‘For Love of the Game’, ‘Mischief’ and ‘Jack Frost’.

Personal life

Kelly Kamalelehua Smith a.k.a. Kelly Preston was born on 13th October, 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father used to work in an agricultural firm and her mother Linda Smith worked as a health administrator in a mental hospital. Quite sadly, Kelly’s father drowned in a river and passed away when Kelly was just three years of age. Subsequently, Kelly’s mother married another man Peter Palzis who, along with Kelly’s mother, raised their daughter.

Kelly’s step dad was a personnel director. Kelly has a step-sibling whose name was Chris Palzis and the entire family lived a few years in Iraq and then in Australia. While in Australia, Kelly studied at the Pembroke School in Adelaide. She then changed her school to Punahou School before enrolling herself at the University of Southern California to study theater and drama.

Kelly Preston tied the knot with actor Kavin Gage in the year 1985 but due to mutual differences, the relationship was called off within two years with a divorce. Following her divorce, she dated George Clooney before getting engaged to Charlie Sheen. Her relationship didn’t last long enough with either of the two. She finally married John Travolta in the year 1991 and had three children with him who were named Ella Bleu, Jett and Benjamin. Kelly Preston had to part with her beloved husband as he died in 2009 from a seizure. Kelly has been single ever since. Kelly is an avid philanthropist as she supports the rights of children and parents. She is also quite vocal about education, drugs and environmental issues.

Career

Kelly Preston commenced with her career by appearing in some minor television and films roles and in some commercials. She got her ‘big break’ when she was given to role of Marilyn McCauley in the romantic film ‘Mischief’ back in 1985. Subsequently, various offers came pouring in over the years namely ‘Secret Admirer’, ‘Love at Stake’, ‘The Experts’, ‘SpaceCamp’, ‘Amazon Women’ and ‘Cheyenne Warrior’. She appeared in a movie ‘Battlefield Earth’ starring her husband as the protagonist of the film. She even went on to be featured in a music video by the famous Maroon 5 ‘She Will Be Loved’.

Kelly Preston has so far made an appearance in over seventy productions in various films and televisions and has also worked alongside the most established personalities in the Hollywood industry. Kelly has credited these many famous personalities for guiding her whenever she needed help.

She appeared alongside Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie ‘Twins’ in 1988, alongside Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel and George Clooney in 1996 in the movie called ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ and alongside Matthew Broderick and Meg Ryan in 1997 film ‘Addicted to Love’. Several other such personalities include Kevin Spacey and Kevin Bacon. After having worked with so many famous personalities from all across the world in numerous films, it is of no surprise that Kelly’s net worth today is $20 million.