Biography
Date of Birth
29 December 1989, Santa Monica, California, USA
Birth Name
Danielle Riley Keough
Nickname
Riley
Height
5' 7" (1.7 m)
Mini Biography
Actress and model Danielle Riley Keough was born in Santa Monica, California, to musicians Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. She is the eldest grandchild of legendary singer Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley. Keough started modeling as a teenager. Her first appearance was on a runway for Dolce & Gabbana. She has also appeared on the cover of Vogue with her mother and grandmother.
Keough's acting debut came in 2010 when she won the role of Marie Currie in The Runaways (2010). Other roles followed in The Good Doctor (2011), Jack & Diane (2012) and Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike (2012).
She has been married to Ben Smith-Petersen since February 4, 2015.
Trivia
Daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough.
Older sister of Benjamin Keough.
Granddaughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.
She is a model.
Although her first name is Danielle, she goes by Riley, her middle name.
Former stepdaughter of Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage
Appeared on the cover of Vogue with her mother Lisa Marie Presley and grandmother Priscilla Presley. [August 2004]
Was Maid of Honor at her mother's wedding to Michael Lockwood.
Older half-sister of fraternal twins, Harper Vivienne Ann and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood. They were born on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008.
Close friends with Evan Ross, Austin Brown, and Ryan Cabrera. They all are either involved in the music industry or have famous relatives in the entertainment industry (Cabrera is a famous singer, Ross is the son of Diana Ross, Brown is a part of the famous Jackson music family which includes his uncle Michael Jackson and mother Rebbie Jackson, and Keough's mother is Lisa Marie Presley and her grandfather is Elvis Presley; as well as being the former step-daughter of Brown's uncle, Michael).
Beat Lindsay Lohan for the role of "Nora" in Magic Mike (2012).
Despite starting a successful and lucrative modeling career as a teenager which has since led on to acting roles, Riley expressed a wish to be a professional photographer on The Oprah Winfrey Show: Episode dated 10 September 2007 (2007) of The Oprah Winfrey Show, on which she appeared with her mother, Lisa Marie Presley.
She appeared in her mother's 2005 music video, "Idiot". She's the blonde pedestrian, who Lisa Marie Presley bumps into, as she is charging down the street, later in the song.
(February 4, 2015) Married her boyfriend of a year Ben Smith-Petersen in Napa, California following a 5-month-long engagement. They met on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
Her father's ancestry is Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Sephardi Jewish, while her mother's lineage is German, Norwegian, English, Scottish, Native American, and remote French, Dutch, and Danish. Through one of her father's lines, Riley is a distant cousin of Supreme Court Associate Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo and poet Emma Lazarus, both prominent 19th century-born American personalities of Sephardi Jewish lineage.
Great-niece of Michelle Beaulieu.
Great-granddaughter of Ann Beaulieu, Vernon Presley and Gladys Presley. Step-great-granddaughter of Paul Beaulieu.
Her friend is actress Dakota Johnson, who, like her, is a third-generation actress. Dakota was a bridesmaid at Riley's wedding to Ben in 2015.
Niece of Navarone Garibaldi.
Second cousin of Kash Hovey.
Quotes
Music is my favorite thing in the world. I grew up completely around it and I think it's one of the most important things to me, but at this point I can't see myself doing that professionally. Luckily, for the most part, I don't feel pressured.
Life changes so quickly. feeling grateful to be around such wonderful people to strengthen and grow with.
I feel like the original Mad Max (1979) created such a vivid world, that to go back and re-imagine it and kind of replay in that sandbox sounds like fun to me.
I think acting is a fun thing because you get to have so many lifetimes in one lifetime, being all these different people.
I'm kind of shy and quiet. But I'm only shy in my personal life. If I'm working, somehow I'm not and it goes away.
My favorite brands : "Celine, for its simple elegance, Louis Vuitton and Prada, for their blend of classicism and avant-garde, and Chanel ... because it's Chanel"
My favourite style icon is Jimi Hendrix. Am I allowed to say that? I just love all of the jewelry he wore and all of his elaborate colors. I like anyone who dresses in an interesting way. If I could raid anyone's closet it would be my mom's. She's got the most beautiful coats and shoes that I very seldom get to borrow. It would be fun to tear apart the entire thing just to make my point
