Kelly Preston

Biography

Kelly Preston was born on October 13, 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii. A talented and captivating performer, Kelly first garnered international attention with her role as "Marnie Mason" in 'Ivan Reitman' (qv)'s _Twins (1988)_ (qv), starring 'Arnold Schwarzenegger' (qv) and 'Danny DeVito' (qv). With her diverse character portrayals in films, such as director 'Cameron Crowe (I)' (qv)'s _Jerry Maguire (1996)_ (qv); _Citizen Ruth (1996)_ (qv) for 'Alexander Payne (I)' (qv); and _For Love of the Game (1999)_ (qv), directed by 'Sam Raimi' (qv), she has continued to capture audience attention. In the early part of her career, Kelly worked with notable director 'John Frankenheimer' (qv) in the 'Elmore Leonard' (qv) film, _52 Pick-Up (1986)_ (qv), alongside 'Roy Scheider' (qv) and 'Ann-Margret' (qv). Kelly's career has cast her beside some of Hollywood's most notable names, including 'Kevin Spacey' (qv) in _Casino Jack (2010)_ (qv); 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv), 'George Clooney' (qv), and 'Harvey Keitel' (qv) in 'Robert Rodriguez (I)' (qv)'s _From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)_ (qv); 'Kevin Bacon (I)' (qv) in _Death Sentence (2007)_ (qv); 'Meg Ryan (I)' (qv) and 'Matthew Broderick (I)' (qv) in _Addicted to Love (1997)_ (qv); 'Debra Winger' (qv), 'Zooey Deschanel' (qv), and 'Hank Azaria' (qv) in _Eulogy (2004)_ (qv); 'Mike Myers (I)' (qv) in _The Cat in the Hat (2003)_ (qv); and 'Rod Steiger' (qv) and 'Julie Harris (I)' (qv) in the Academy Award-nominated short, _Little Surprises (1996) (TV)_ (qv). Kelly is also actively involved in education, drug reform and many different charitable organizations. As a result of her work, she has been acknowledged with numerous awards and recognition. She has been married to 'John Travolta (I)' (qv) since September 12, 1991. They have two children.