Kelly Preston
Biography
Preston was born as Kelly Kamalelehua Smith 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. Her mother married Peter Palzis, a personnel director, who subsequently adopted her; she used his name when she began her acting career. Her stepfather was Lee Carlson. She has a younger maternal half-brother, Chris Palzis.[As a child, she spent time living in Iraq and Australia. While living in Australia, she attended Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia. She later attended Punahou School and studied drama and theater at the University of Southern California.
| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | The Last Song … Kim |
| 2010 | Casino Jack … Pam Abramoff |
| 2009 | Old Dogs … Vicki |
| 2008 | The Tenth Circle … Laura Stone |
| 2007 | Death Sentence … Helen Hume |
| 2006 | Broken Bridges … Angela Dalton |
| 2005 | Sky High … Josie Stronghold |
| 2005 | Eulogy … Lucy Collins |
| 2005 | Return to Sender … Susan Kennan |
| 2003 | The Cat in the Hat … Mom |
| 2003 | What a Girl Wants … Libby Reynolds |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them … Rose |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game … Jane Aubrey |
| 1998 | Jack Frost … Gabby Frost |
| 1998 | Holy Man … Kate Newell |
| 1997 | Addicted to Love … Linda Green |
| 1997 | Nothing to Lose … Ann Beam |
| 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn … Newscaster Kelly Houge |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire … Avery Bishop |
| 1996 | Love Is a Gun … Jean Starr |
| 1996 | Curdled … Kelly Hogue |
| 1994 | Cheyenne Warrior … Rebecca Carver |
| 1994 | Double Cross … Vera Blanchard |
| 1992 | Only you … Amanda |
| 1991 | Run … Karen Landers |
| 1991 | The Perfect Bride … Laura |
| 1989 | The Experts … Bonnie |
| 1988 | Twins … Marnie Mason |
| 1988 | Spellbinder … Miranda Reed |
| 1988 | A Tiger's Tale … Shirley Butts |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon … Violet |
| 1987 | Love at Stake … Sara Lee |
| 1986 | 52 Pick-Up … Cini |
| 1986 | Space Camp … Tish Ambrosei |
| 1985 | Secret Admirer … Deborah Anne Fimple |
| 1985 | Mischief … Marilyn McCauley |
| 1983 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn … Dhyana |
| 1983 | Christine … Roseanne |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight … Doreen (as Kelly Palzis) |