Riley Keough
Danielle Riley Keough (/ˈkiːoʊ/ KEE-oh; born May 29, 1989)[1] is an American actress, model, and producer
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Born | Danielle Riley Keough May 29, 1989 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Model • Actress • Producer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Spouse |
Ben Smith-Petersen (m. 2004) |
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Early Life and Careers
changeRiley was born on May 29, 1989 at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, She is the eldest daughter of singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley and musician Danny Keough, and the eldest grandchild of Elvis Presley and actress and businesswoman Priscilla Presley.
Keough's father met her mother while performing as a bass guitarist in her mother's band. She had a biological brother, Benjamin Storm Keough, who died by suicide in July 2020. She has two half-sisters, twins Harper and Finley, from her mother's fourth marriage to Michael Lockwood. According to Keough, her father's ancestry is Irish and mostly Sephardic Jewish (Portuguese-Jewish) and Ashkenazi Jewish (Eastern European Jews), whereas her maternal grandfather, Elvis Presley, is allegedly of Creek, Cherokee, Scots-Irish, and Norman descent; Keough's maternal grandmother, Priscilla, is of part Norwegian descent.
She is the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley with Danny Keough and the eldest grandchild of Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
References
change- ↑ Green, Michelle; Armstrong, Lois; Hoover, Eleanor; Micheli, Robin (June 19, 1989). "The Presleys' Newest Star". People. Vol. 31, no. 24. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2015.