Trivia

Born and raised in Hawaii, except for 15 months at age 5 where she resided in Iraq and two years residing in Australia as a teenager (1976-78). The Iraq sojourn came about as her stepfather was working with the Ministry of Agriculture to improve Iraq's farming conditions. She resided in South Australia with her mother after their marriage's break-up, attending school at Pembroke College.

Her first child with John Travolta, son Jett Travolta, was born April 13, 1992. He passed away on January 2, 2009 from a seizure as a result of Kawasaki's Syndrome. He reportedly hit his head in the family's bathtub in their home in the Bahamas.

Gave George Clooney his infamous pet pig named Max, which passed away on December 1, 2006 after it had resided with Clooney for 18 years.

She resided with Charlie Sheen from 1989-90. She was shot by accident in their apartment in 1990.

After her child Jett was diagnosed with "Kawasaki's Syndrome", an illness more common affecting children of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, which resulted in severe allergies and asthma attacks, Kelly worked tirelessly on behalf of CHEC, the Children's Health Environmental Coalition, a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating parents about environmental toxins that can affect children's health and informing them of the many potential health hazards in the environment. Olivia Newton-John is also a CHEC board member.

Had done most of her own singing in the comedy-drama movie What a Girl Wants (2003).

Kelly Preston passed away on July 12, 2020, three months away from her 58th birthday on October 13. Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes returned to her family.

Discovered by a fashion photographer when she was 15, he helped her get work in the advertising industry and even set up for an audition for the role of Emmeline Lestrange (née Foster) in The Blue Lagoon (1980). She did not get the role because she was viewed as too sultry for studio executives. The role eventually went to Brooke Shields.

Although they never married, Charlie Sheen presented Kelly with a 2.5 karat pink diamond engagement ring when he proposed to her in 1989.

Starred as a lovelorn socialite in the music video "She Will Be Loved" by the pop rock band Maroon 5 (2004).

The first celebrity friend of the family to see their newborn son Benjamin was Kirstie Alley, who had been looking after their daughter Ella Bleu Travolta at the time of the birth.

Attended Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia and graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Adoptive daughter of Peter Palzis, with whose name she began her acting career.

John Travolta and Kelly Preston had two different marriage ceremonies, one week apart. Their first wedding ceremony, conducted on September 5, 1991, officiated by a French Scientologist minister, was found to be unofficial. The subsequent, official ceremony was conducted on September 12. The couple met in 1987.

Gave birth to her son Benjamin Hunter Kaleo Travolta, with husband John Travolta, on November 23, 2010, three days early via Caesarean section in a Florida hospital, weighing in at 8 lbs. 3 oz.

Her middle name, Kamalelehua, meant "garden of lehuas" in Hawaiian. The 'Ohi'a Lehua is a Hawaiian flower.

Her second child with John Travolta, daughter Ella Bleu Travolta was born April 3, 2000, weighing in at 4.08 kilos (nine pounds).

Had been trying for a baby with her husband John Travolta for three years before conceiving their son Benjamin.

She had English, Irish, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and 1.5/32 Hawaiian, ancestry. Her Hawaiian roots came from her maternal grandmother, Lucille Ackerman, who was of about three sixteenths Hawaiian descent.

Studied drama at the University of Southern California and the University of California.

She appeared with Ann-Margret in three films: 52 Pick-Up (1986), A Tiger's Tale (1987) and Old Dogs (2009).

On September 23, 2009, she and husband John Travolta confirmed longstanding speculations when they testified that their son Jett had autism and suffered regular seizures. This transpired during their testimony at the trial resulting from an extortion attempt related to their son's death.

Returned to work eight months after giving birth to daughter Ella Bleu, to begin filming View from the Top (2003). Also returned to work two years, five months after giving birth to son Benjamin, to begin filming Adopted (2013).

She was the daughter of Linda Kamalalehua (Reynolds) Carlson and Kenneth Michael Smith. Her biological father died when she was four, drowning in a construction accident. Her stepfathers were Peter Palzis and Lee Carlson.

Was among the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie Holmes' wedding ceremony in Italy.

Kelly and her husband, John Travolta, had the distinction of having both starred in movies based on Stephen King novels, where the title of each was a girl's name which began with the letter "C". Kelly starred in Christine (1983), John starred in Carrie (1976).

Half-sister of Chris Palzis.

She and her husband, John Travolta, were members of the Church of Scientology (members are also commonly known as Scientologists).