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.
Series | Suburban Shootout | Camilla Diamond | 2025 |
Movie | Gotti | Victoria Gotti | 2018-06-14 |
Movie | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
Movie | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
Movie | From Paris with Love | Woman on Eiffel Tower (uncredited) | 2010-02-04 |
Movie | The Last Song | Kim | 2010-03-31 |
Movie | Casino Jack | Pam Abramoff | 2010-09-16 |
Movie | Old Dogs | Vicki | 2009-11-24 |
Movie | Struck | Trista | 2008-12-30 |
Movie | The Tenth Circle | Laura Stone | 2008-06-28 |
Movie | Death Sentence | Helen Hume | 2007-08-31 |
Movie | Broken Bridges | Angela Dalton | 2006-09-08 |
Movie | Sky High | Josie Stronghold / Jetstream | 2005-07-29 |
Series | Medium | Unknown | 2005-01-03 |
Series | Fat Actress | Quinn Taylor Scott | 2005-03-07 |
Series | Joey | Unknown | 2004-09-08 |
Movie | Return to Sender | Susan Kennan | 2004-09-17 |
Movie | Eulogy | Lucy Collins | 2004-10-15 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | View from the Top | Sherry | 2003-03-21 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | The Cat in the Hat | Joan Walden | 2003-11-21 |
Movie | What a Girl Wants | Libby Reynolds | 2003-03-27 |
Movie | Daddy and Them | Rose | 2001-10-26 |
Series | Fear Factor | Unknown | 2001-06-11 |
Movie | Battlefield Earth | Chirk | 2000-05-12 |
Movie | Bar Hopping | Bebe | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | For Love of the Game | Jane Aubrey | 1999-09-17 |
Movie | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998-06-19 |
Movie | Holy Man | Kate Newell | 1998-10-08 |
Movie | Jack Frost | Gabby Frost | 1998-11-15 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Kelly Preston | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Addicted to Love | Linda | 1997-05-23 |
Movie | Nothing to Lose | Ann Beam | 1997-07-18 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | From Dusk Till Dawn | Newscaster Kelly Houge | 1996-01-19 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Jerry Maguire | Avery Bishop | 1996-12-13 |
Movie | Curdled | Kelly Hogue | 1996-09-06 |
Movie | Citizen Ruth | Rachel | 1996-11-21 |
Movie | Little Surprises | 1996-10-01 | |
Movie | Mrs. Munck | Young Rose | 1995-01-01 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Waiting to Exhale | Kathleen (uncredited) | 1995-12-22 |
Movie | Cheyenne Warrior | Rebecca Carver | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | Double Cross | Vera Blanchard | 1994-06-29 |
Movie | Love Is a Gun | Jean Starr | 1994-11-30 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The American Clock | 1993-01-02 | |
Movie | Only You | Amanda | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | The Perfect Bride | Laura Whitman | 1991-06-26 |
Movie | Run | Karen Landers | 1991-02-01 |
Movie | Tales from the Crypt Volume 3 | 1990-06-10 | |
Movie | The Experts | Bonnie | 1989-01-13 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | A Tiger's Tale | Shirley Butts | 1988-02-12 |
Movie | Spellbinder | Miranda Reed | 1988-09-23 |
Movie | Twins | Marnie Mason | 1988-12-08 |
Movie | Love at Stake | Sara Lee | 1987-08-01 |
Movie | Amazon Women on the Moon | Violet | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | SpaceCamp | Tish | 1986-06-06 |
Movie | 52 Pick-Up | Cini | 1986-11-07 |
Movie | Secret Admirer | Deborah Anne Fimple | 1985-06-14 |
Movie | Mischief | Marilyn McCauley | 1985-02-08 |
Series | Riptide | Sherry Meyers | 1984-01-03 |
Series | Blue Thunder | Unknown | 1984-01-06 |
Series | The Renegades | Lisa Primus (as Kelly Palzis) | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | 10 to Midnight | Doreen | 1983-03-11 |
Series | For Love and Honor | Mary Lee | 1983-09-23 |
Movie | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | Dhyana | 1983-08-19 |
Movie | For Love and Honor | Mary Lee | 1983-09-23 |
Movie | Christine | Roseanne | 1983-12-09 |
Series | Capitol | Gillian McCandless | 1982-03-26 |
Series | CHiPs | Unknown | 1977-09-15 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |