Riley Keough Biography

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Riley Keough, daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough, is an American actress, model, and producer.

Riley is most known for her collaborations with director Steven Soderbergh. She appeared in his first film and later in . She is also known for her role in a film by George Miller.

Keough was born in Santa Monica, California on . She is also the eldest grandchild of singer and actor Elvis Presley and businesswoman Priscilla Presley.

Keough started her modeling career when she was still a teenager. She was also a runaways model for Dolce and Gabbana. In , she appeared on the cover of Vogue with her mother and grandmother.

In Keough’s made her acting debut as Marie Currie in , a film based on the 1970’s all-girl rock band alongside Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart and Tatum O’Neal. It was premiered in at the Sundance Film Festival with favorable reviews.

The same year, she replaced Olivia Thirlby as the protagonist in the werewolf drama along with Juno Temple.

In the year , Riley starred in the drama as the female lead. She portrayed Diane Nixon, a young kidney patient who is kept ill in order to let her doctor gain the respect he craves.

Riley also co-starred in the drama  alongside Sienna Miller, Luke Wilson, and David Morse.

On Keough was announced that Keough is signed by the Australian fashion brand bounds as ‘ The same year, she co-starred in the video for Justin Timberlake’s ‘.

 Riley also starred in the short film which was commissioned by fashion brand in . She also received nominations for her role in .

On , Riley was announced as the lead in the TV series  which was based on the film of the same name.

Keough also appeared in film along with Shia Laboeuf which was premiered in competition at the it won the .

For her acting in , she received a nomination for Best Performance by an actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

In , Keough launched a production company called Felix Culpa with producer . Riley co-starred in the thriller/horror film  opposite Joel Edgerton and Christopher Abbott. The film was directed by Trey Edward Shults

Talking about her personal life, Keough is married to her boyfriend Ben Smith-Petersen, a stuntman. The duo met on the set of in 2012. After two weeks of knowing each other, they started dating. Keough announced their engagement on . They got married on , in Napa, California.

Before her marriage with Ben, Riley was in a relationship with Ryan Cabrera(2006-2008). Likewise, she was also in a 10 months engagement with Alex Pettyfer, an English actor. whom They dated for 8 months after getting together in and had gotten engaged in  However, they separated in .

Riley was also rumored to have hooked up with Nicholas Hoult and Robert Pattinson, however, she denied the claims.

Riley Keough has a height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 59kg. Her nationality is American. The model and actress' salary is not revealed in public yet. But as per the sources, her net worth is estimated to be around $20 million. Riley Keough is active in social media like Instagram and Twitter. She has over 224k followers on Instagram.

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