Her biggest role was probably in "Jerry Maguire" which was HUGE when it came out. But, she was second-tier to Renee Zellwegger. She did what Gwyneth Paltrow (and to some extent Jennifer Garner) did and became a professional wife/mommy rather than pursue acting. I don't blame them; acting's an ugly business.

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She only got work in Hollywood because of her looks,not because of her acting skills. Now that she is older and her looks are fading,she can't find an acting job. She hasn't been in a movie in about 5 years.

She is not an A Lister. Famous because she married Scientologist boy thats it.
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not necessarily she was in blue thunder the series that makes her an A lister!! lol

but she's always convincing in crazy, a little off her rocker, and hot and beautiful, dream girl who you obsess over and drive yourself mad over having but can never have. the unattainable hot, beautiful dream girl woman. and also she maintained a stable movie every year career in Hollywood for about 20 years, so I think she had a prolific, memorable, and highly productive career in Hollywood. to me she was memorable because she was in high demand in Hollywood for so long and because she always stood out in movie roles, to me anyway. As far as how her characters are, they are unique characters and it takes a pretty good actor to make those characters memorable.

Her acting is limited. She couldn't be a star so she entered a sham marriage. She also dated Charlie Sheen! Shows how desperate she is to be a celebrity.

exactly that's what I explained to the OP. she's been very memorable to me in a lot of films. films like Twins, for sure, in a big way, in Amazon Women On The Moon, in Mischief, in Jerry Maguire, in Run, in Love Is A Gun, in The Experts, in that one episode of Tales From The Crypt which was directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Nothing To Lose, in 52 Pickup, in Spellbound. I mean that's a lot of movies where she was memorable in. heck she might always be memorable. and so, while not a great actress she's maybe always memorable in her roles which is saying a lot when there are so many unmemorable performances by other actresses in movies in the same time that Kelly was in all those movies. and she had a great run of being in high demand for roles in Hollywood movies every year and being in a movie every year for about 20 years. she's had a successful career so far.

Kelly has definitely had a career, but it probably could have been much more. She's had more than a few memorable roles, some already cited here.

if you loved her in Secret Admirer then you have to watch her and drool after her in Mischief. my gosh, she's never been as beautiful and never been as hot as she is in Mischief.

Oh yeah, I thought she was solid in "Death Sentence" as well; maybe her best work(?). I also have a soft spot for "Secret Admirer".

Thats a really good movie, did not recognize her at first.
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She was very good in 'Death Sentence'

Jerry Maguire. She was great in that. That's why I came hereI was watching it and had forgotten she could act.

How dare you speak negatively of the great Michelle Pfeiffer. Shame shame

it's funny you mentioned Kelly Preston and Michelle Pfeiffer as being similar because both of them were in the best comedy ever made, Amazon Women On The Moon.

sounds like you are mad you did not get to be king? whaaaaaaaaaaa

"If I can get her to read my screenplay I wrote with her as a MAJOR character.."
IfIf..IfIf the Queen had balls, she'd be the King, Sizzlechest.
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ya know everybody has an opinion and you say what you want but listen up babydoll. If I can get her to read my screenplay I wrote with her as a MAJOR character you will change your mind about her acting career when the movie is made. I'll bet you a public apology to her . trust me sweetie

Indeed it didshe sold her soul for a few years, became an A-Lister herself, then escaped.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?

That is true. She probably could have gone further had she done it the honest way. However it
did
actually work out for Nicole Kidman.

It seems she made a choice for security and a Hollywood lifestyle by agreeing to be a beard for one of Hollywood's biggest closeted stars (next to Tommy C).sad really, I think she could have become an A-lister herself. Not the greatest acting talent mind you, but heck, neither was Michelle Pfeiffer.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?