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Kelly Preston

Actor · Died July 12, 2020, aged 57 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Kelly Preston (born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, October 13, 1962, in Honolulu, Hawaii; died July 12, 2020, in Clearwater, Florida) was an American actress and former model of Hawaiian descent. She was discovered by a fashion photographer at age 16 while living in Australia, made her television debut on Capitol (1982), and adopted her professional surname by 1983. A graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu, she married John Travolta in 1991 after meeting him on the set of The Experts (1989); they had two children, Jett and Ella Bleu Travolta. She died of breast cancer at age 57. Her most notable film credits include Marnie Mason in Twins (1988, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito), Avery Bishop in Jerry Maguire (1996, with Tom Cruise), Jane Aubrey in For Love of the Game (1999, with Kevin Costner), Kate Newell in Holy Man (1998, with Eddie Murphy), Ann Beam in Nothing to Lose (1997, with Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence), Linda in Addicted to Love (1997, with Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick), a Newscaster in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Joan Walden in Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003, with Mike Myers), Libby Reynolds in What a Girl Wants (2003), Josie Stronghold in Sky High (2005), Helen Hume in Death Sentence (2007, with Kevin Bacon), Vicki Greer in Old Dogs (2009, with John Travolta and Ella Bleu Travolta), Pam Abramoff in Casino Jack (2010, with Kevin Spacey), Kim Miller in The Last Song (2010, with Miley Cyrus), and Victoria Gotti in Gotti (2018, with John Travolta). On television she appeared in CSI: Cyber (2016, 3 episodes), Medium (2008, 4 episodes), Fat Actress (2005, 4 episodes), Joey (2004), Tales from the Crypt (1989), and For Love and Honor (1983–1984, 12 episodes). Her final film role was Cassie in Off the Rails (2021, posthumous release)..

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 13, 1962
Died
July 12, 2020 (aged 57)
From
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Kelly Preston's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
24%
Self
21%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 9 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 26 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 23 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 23 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 23
Shapeshifter
7 of 23
Herald
4 of 23
Threshold guardian
3 of 23
Shadow
1 of 23
Mentor
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Joyful
12
Absurd
11
Romantic
10
Warm
8
Other
37

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kelly Preston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kelly Preston's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

68 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Off the Rails(2021)

    as Cassie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Gotti(2018)

    as Victoria Gotti

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Busty Blondes with Natural Racks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as (archive footage)

  • CSI: Cyber(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Greer Latimore

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Casino Jack(2010)

    as Pam Abramoff

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Last Song(2010)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • From Paris with Love(2010)

    as Woman on Eiffel Tower (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Old Dogs(2009)

    as Vicki

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Trista

  • The Tenth Circle(2008)

    as Laura Stone

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Death Sentence(2007)

    as Helen Hume

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Broken Bridges(2006)

    as Angela Dalton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sky High(2005)

    as Josie Stronghold / Jetstream

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fat Actress(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Quinn Taylor Scott

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Meghan Doyle

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Eulogy(2004)

    as Lucy Collins

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Return to Sender(2004)

    as Susan Kennan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Donna

  • The Cat in the Hat(2003)

    as Joan Walden

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • What a Girl Wants(2003)

    as Libby Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • View from the Top(2003)

    as Sherry

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Daddy and Them(2001)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fear Factor(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Kelly Preston

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Battlefield Earth(2000)

    as Chirk

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bar Hopping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Bebe

  • For Love of the Game(1999)

    as Jane Aubrey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Jack Frost(1998)

    as Gabby Frost

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Holy Man(1998)

    as Kate Newell

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Nothing to Lose(1997)

    as Ann Beam

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Addicted to Love(1997)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Jerry Maguire(1996)

    as Avery Bishop

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Ruth(1996)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Little Surprises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Curdled(1996)

    as Kelly Hogue

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

    as Newscaster Kelly Houge

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Waiting to Exhale(1995)

    as Kathleen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Munck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Young Rose

  • Love Is a Gun(1994)

    as Jean Starr

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne Warrior(1994)

    as Rebecca Carver

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Double Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Vera Blanchard

  • The American Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Diana Marley

  • Only You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Amanda

  • The Perfect Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Laura

  • Run(1991)

    as Karen Landers

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda (segment "The Switch")

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Experts(1989)

    as Bonnie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    as Marnie Mason

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Spellbinder(1988)

    as Miranda Reed

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • A Tiger's Tale(1987)

    as Shirley Butts

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

    as Violet (segment "Titan Man")

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Love at Stake(1987)

    as Sara Lee

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • 52 Pick-Up(1986)

    as Cini

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • SpaceCamp(1986)

    as Tish

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Secret Admirer(1985)

    as Deborah Anne Fimple

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mischief(1985)

    as Marilyn McCauley

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Braddock

  • Christine(1983)

    as Roseanne

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • For Love and Honor(1983)

    as Mary Lee

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • For Love and Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mary Lee

  • Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn(1983)

    as Dhyana

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • 10 to Midnight(1983)

    as Doreen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Primus

  • Capitol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 260 episodes · as Gillian McCandless

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Ginger Reeves

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles from 1969 to 2021; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Jerry Maguire (1996)

$274M worldwide

Highest rated

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Film career

19692021

Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 68: 68 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s2 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 36 roles
838893980308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kelly Preston's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

95th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kelly Preston's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles14–87 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles16–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles22–90 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles12–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles13–82 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kelly Preston work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kelly Preston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Travolta shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles