The film ‘Gotti’ starring John Travolta opens this week in theaters nationwide, and one of its stars is actress Kelly Preston who portrays Victoria Gotti in the film. Kelly is a hard-working actress in Hollywood, walking on the set of ‘Hawaii Five-0’ in 1980 for a cameo, to starring in some of the biggest movies to come out of tinsel town; ‘Gerry McGuire,’ ‘Casino Jack’ and ‘Battlefield Earth.’ In all, she’s worked on more than 60 television and film productions in her career.
Kelly was born in Honolulu but grew in in So Cal, and in addition to her wonderful career, we know her as the wife of John Travolta. Kelly 1st big rejection came in 1980 in her first film audition, she was turned down for the role of Emmeline in The Blue Lagoon which went to Brooke Shields. Kelly has proven to be versatile, doing all her own singing in the comedy What a Girl Wants.
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