Riley Keough
Danielle Riley
Keough is an American actress. 2 Born in Santa Monica (California) to the rock
stars Lisa Marie Presley & Danny Keough, she is a grandchild of actress
Priscilla Presley as well as singer Elvis Presley. Keough was raised by her
father in Hawaii, Los Angeles and spent time with her mother in California. At
the age of 15 Keough started modelling. She was featured at Dolce and Gabbana's
fashion events as well as Christian Dior's and on Vogue's cover. In her 20s, Keough
was cast in a minor role in The Runaways (2010) as Marie Currie. In the
following years, she was a part of the thriller independent film The Good
Doctor (2011) and the horror film Jack & Diane (2012) after which she
was given a small role in Steven Soderbergh's comedy Magic Mike (2012). Keough
has appeared in other independent films in 2012 and 2013, including Yellow and
Kiss of the Damned, before appearing in the big-budget action feature Mad Max:
Fury Road (2015) which was the fourth film of the Mad Max series. In 2016,
Keough had her breakthrough role as a law student-turned-escort in the first
season of the anthology series The Girlfriend Experience, executive-produced by
Soderbergh and based on his 2009 film of the same name. Her performance was
praised by critics for her performance, and was awarded an Golden Globe Award
nomination for the best performance by an actress in a limited Series or Motion
Picture Made for Television. Keough's following performance as a wayward young
woman in the drama American Honey (2017) earned her further acclaim, including
an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female. Keough was
also featured in the 2017 apocalyptic horror film It Comes at Night. She also
appeared with Soderbergh for Logan Lucky, his heist film. She followed this
with roles in a range of thriller and horror films in the year 2018, including
Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built, the neo-noir Under the Silver Lake,
and Hold the Dark. In 2019, Keough starred as the main character in the
psychological horror film The Lodge, followed by another leading role in the
comedy-drama Zola (2020). Keough plays the role of Sandy Harrison, Netflix's
2020 release The Devil All the Time.
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