Riley Keough is an American actress and model, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley. The young actress got into big cinema in 2010, starring in the film "Runaways". The real popularity was brought to her by the role in the movie "Mad Max: Fury Road".
Danielle Riley Keough is the granddaughter of legendary singer Elvis Presley. Unfortunately, Riley did not find her illustrious grandfather: she was born twelve years after his death. Kyo's date of birth: May 29, 1989. She was born in Santa Monica, a city located in Los Angeles County, California. Her mother Lisa Maria is a singer, and Danny's father devoted his life to an acting career and was also involved in writing copyright songs. Riley has a younger brother as well as twin half sisters.
Riley Keough biography facts
The girl was born into a very creative family. She was brought up and grew up in an appropriate atmosphere, so she simply could not help choosing a path for herself in art. It is worth noting that Riley has a very close relationship with her grandmother, Priscilla, who has dedicated her life to developing her acting career.
During her childhood and teenage years, Riley had a lot of contact with leading filmmakers, musicians and other artists. She also traveled a lot, was a cheerful and very sociable child. By adolescence, Riley Keough had already decided for herself that she should engage in life exclusively in creativity. At first, the girl dreamed of becoming a singer, and then her attention turned to the film industry. However, at that moment, Riley did not even think of becoming an actress in film and television, she was much more attracted to the process of filming. The girl dreamed of becoming a film director, and Stanley Kubrick was an authority in this industry for her.
However, life turned so that at the age of twelve, Riley Keough got on television. At that time, she was contracted to work with an advertising agency and, as a result, began to take part in the filming of promotional videos, in particular for the Tommy Hilfiger brand. And in 2004, Kio tried herself as a catwalk model. She was chosen to participate in a fashion show in Milan. After that, Riley signed a new contract, becoming a model for the prestigious agency IMG. And for quite a long time, young Riley was engaged exclusively in the modeling business, worked with Dior and not only.
Over time, interest in working in film and television began to dominate, and therefore Riley gradually switched her attention from the modeling industry to the cinema. Her big screen debut as an aspiring actress took place in 2010.
The path to film and television
A distinctive feature of Keo's filmography at the moment is that she has practically no work in television series. He only starred in a project called "Call Girl" (2016), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination, and in the popular TV series Riverdale, hitting the cast of the show in the third season. The actress now has more than 15 roles in feature films.
In 2010, the biographical film The Runaways was released, which tells the story of the rock band of the same name, which became popular in the 1970s. Riley Keough made her debut in this particular film, playing the role of a character named Mary Carrie. The film was shown for the first time at the Sundance Festival, and Kio was accompanied on the set by such actresses as Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart.
In the next couple of years, the filmography of the aspiring artist was replenished with such projects as "The Good Doctor", "Super Mike", "Kiss of the Damned".
Riley Keough's role in the movie "Mad Max: Fury Road" helped to become famous. This grossing action movie was released in 2015. To date, critics are of the opinion that the role in this project is the best among the rest of Riley's works. In 2015, the actress also appeared in the movie Dixieland.
In subsequent years, Riley Keough visited the sets of such films as "American Cutie" (2016), "We don't belong here" (2017), "It Comes at Night" (2017), "Under Silver Lake" (2017).
And in 2018, the already popular actress appeared in the cast of the films: "The House That Jack Built", which was filmed by the great Lars von Trier, and "Hold the Darkness."
Love, relationships and personal life
At various times, the artist met with such popular actors as Robert Patinson and Alex Pettifer.
While working on the movie Mad Max: Fury Road, Riley met and became friends with a stuntman named Ben Smith-Petersen. Romantic relationships quickly began to develop between the young people. As a result, at the end of winter 2015, they became husband and wife.
