Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston: Biography in Details

Who was Kelly Preston?

Kelly Preston was a famous American actress and former model. She was best known for her appearance in more than sixty television and film productions.

She was also known as the wife of talented actor John Travolta.

What caused Kelly Preston’s death?

Actress Kelly died of breast cancer on 12th July 2020 at the age of 57, in Clearwater, Florida, United States. She battled cancer for 2 years.

Kelly Preston is survived by her ex-husband John and their two children.

Kelly Preston: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

Talking about her early life. She was born on October 13, 1962. Kelly was American by nationality and she belongs to mixed ethnicity.

Her birth name was Kelly Kamalelehua Smith. Her middle name “Kamalelehua” means ‘garden of lehuas’ in Hawaiian. She experienced her childhood in Hawaii, USA.

Her father who worked for an agricultural firm drowned when she was only three years old. Later, her mother Linda Carlson who was an administrator of a mental health center married Peter Palais.

Kelly Preston is a personnel director and he subsequently adopted Kelly. Kelly has a younger half-brother named Chris Palais. She moved to Iraq when she was five years old and also lived in Australia in her teenage life for several years.

she was dead on July 12, 2020, in Clearwater, Florida.

Education, School/College University

Kelly Preston graduated from Punahou High School in Hawaii. Then she attended the University of Southern California where she studied drama and theater.

Kelly Preston: Professional Life, Career, and Salary

Kelly Preston began her career acting in 1985 with her first film Teen Flick Mischief as Marilyn McCauley. In the same year, she appeared in the film Secret Admire which was a critically acclaimed movie of 1985.

Preston made her first TV appearance on the episode of the series Hawaii Five-O in 1980. She has played different roles in many movies including Space Camp (1986), Twins (1988), Jerry Maguire (1996) as Avery Bishop along with Tom Cruise, For Love of the Game as Jane Aubrey with Kevin Costner, and Holy Man (1998) as Kate Newell with Eddie Murphy and Jeff Goldblum.

Her role in the 2000 film Battlefield Earth as a girlfriend of her husband received Worst Supporting Actress at the 21st Golden Raspberry Award function.

Kelly Preston was also featured in She Will Be Loved, the music video of Maroon 5 in 2004. Later, she appeared with her husband in the film Old Dogs which was released on November 25, 2009.

Kelly Preston: Salary, Net Worth

Preston had a net worth of $180 million as of 2023, but her salary is not revealed.

Kelly Preston: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There are some rumors regarding her relationship with her husband John Travolta. They can’t catch a break these days.

The recent news is rife with a buzz that Kelly and John are “faking it for the cameras”, amid divorce rumors. However, she has not been involved in any controversy in her entire life.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

She was active on various sorts of social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Kelly Preston has more than 176.3k followers on her Facebook account, over 8.9k followers on Instagram, and more than 21.9k followers on Twitter.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Kelly Preston had a good height of 5 Feet and 6 Inches (1.68m). Her body weight was 57 kg.

Kelly Preston had an hourglass figure with a breast size is 37, a waist size is 25, and a hip size is 35. Her shoe size is 9 and her dress size is 2.

Her hair color was dark brown and her eyes were blue.

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