Preston was born as Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda Carlson, 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 adoptive father was Peter Palzis, a personnel director, and her stepfather was Lee Carlson. She spent time living in Iraq and Australia as a result of her biological Read more...

At sixteen, she was discovered by a fashion photographer who helped her get work in commercials and other small parts, which eventually developed into a successful movie career. She is a spokesperson for Neutrogena and appears in print and television ads. She played the girlfriend of her husband's character "Terl" in the 2000 film Battlefield Earth, and received "Worst Supporting Actress" at the Read more...

Her former boyfriends include George Clooney and Charlie Sheen After living with Sheen for one year (Although they never married, Charlie Sheen presented Kelly with a 2.5 karat pink diamond engagement ring when he proposed to her in 1989 ), she ended the relationship in 1990 shortly after an incident in which Sheen accidentally shot her in the arm. She married Kevin Gage from 1986 to 1988. She Read more...