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Actress Kelly Preston dies after two-year battle with breast cancer, says husband John Travolta

Preston starred in such films as 'Jerry McGuire' and 'For the Love of the Game'

Published: July 13, 2020 7:35am

Updated: July 13, 2020 11:56am

Actress Kelly Preston, who starred in such hit movies as “Jerry Maguire,” died Sunday, said husband John Travolta. She was 57.

Travolta made the announcement in an Instagram post, saying Preston had died after a two-year battle with breast cancer.

“It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,” Travolta said in the post. “She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many.”

Preston’s film and TV acting career also included roles in the 1999 film “For the Love of the Game,” and “What a Girl Wants” in 2003. She starred next to such leading men as Tom Cruise and Kevin Costner, according to the Associated Press.  

Travolta and Preston met in 1988 while filming “The Experts." They last starred together in the 2018 film “Gotti,” with Travolta playing John Gotti and Preston playing the crime boss’s wife, Victoria, the wire service also reports. Preston is also survived by three children.

 

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