Kelly Preston to NBC
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 4/30/80 — Actress Kelly Preston (”The Tenth Circle,”
“Death Sentence“) will guest star in NBC’s hit drama “Medium” for a four
episode arc, beginning Monday, April 14, 10-11:00 p.m. ET. Beginning with
an episode entitled “Partners In Crime,” Preston will play Meghan Doyle, an
attractive venture capitalist who likes what she sees when Joe Dubois (Jake
Weber) makes a presentation on his new solar power-based invention to her
investment firm. Her decision to independently fund and become business
partners with Joe ultimately creates tension in his marriage to Allison
(Emmy winner Patricia Arquette), it was announced today by Executive
Producer Glenn Gordon Caron.
“We’re thrilled to have Kelly join us for the final episodes of Season 4,”
said Caron. “For the role of Meghan Doyle, a venture capitalist who decides
to underwrite Joe, we needed an actress who exuded both intelligence and
sexuality. Someone who could stand toe-to-toe with Patricia and Jake, and
credibly create chaos in a household and a marriage that is as strong as any
on television.”
Preston has proven her versatility with strong performances in smaller
independent films including “From Dusk ‘Til Dawn” and “Citizen Ruth” as well
as in hit feature films, including her breakout role in “Jerry McGuire”
opposite Tom Cruise. Since then, she has appeared alongside Michael Keaton
in “Jack Frost,” Jim Carrey in “The Cat in the Hat” and received critical
notices for her role opposite Kevin Costner in “For the Love of the Game.”
She appeared in “Battlefield Earth,” a film produced by her husband of 16
years, John Travolta, and most recently starred with Kevin Bacon in “Death
Sentence.” Later this year, Preston will star in “The Tenth Circle,” based
on the New York Times best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult.
From Emmy Award-winning executive producer, creator and director Glenn
Gordon Caron (”Moonlighting”), “Medium” is a chilling drama series inspired
by the real-life story of research medium Allison DuBois. Emmy-winning
Patricia Arquette (”Stigmata,” “Flirting with Disaster“) stars as a young
wife and mother who, since childhood, has been struggling to make sense of
her dreams and visions of dead people. Arquette received the Emmy in the
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her performance as
DuBois after the telecast of the initial 16 episodes of the critically
acclaimed series. Currently, she is nominated for an Emmy in the same
category.
In the fourth season, Allison and her family’s world is turned upside down
when her abilities are publicly exposed, resulting in sweeping changes both
professionally and personally. For the past three seasons, Allison has
served as a part-time consultant to the district attorney’s office, using
her psychic abilities, which consist of talking to dead people as well as
seeing the future in her dreams, to solve violent and horrifying crimes that
have remained mysteries to her now former boss D.A. Devalos (Miguel
Sandoval, “The Division”) and others within the criminal justice system.
Jake Weber (”Meet Joe Black“) stars as Allison’s supportive husband Joe, and
Sofia Vassilieva (”Eloise at the Plaza“) and Maria Lark (”10.5″) star as
Ariel and Bridget, the two eldest DuBois children. David Cubitt (”10.5:
Apocalypse”) also stars as Detective Lee Scanlon and Madison Carabello plays
the youngest daughter, Marie DuBois.
Caron is creator and executive producer. Kelsey Grammer (”Girlfriends”),
Steve Stark, Rene Echevarria and Oscar winner Ronald L. Schwary (”Ordinary
People“) are executive producers. “Medium” is produced by Picturemaker
Productions, Inc. in association with CBS Paramount Network Television and
Grammnet Productions.