Inside Riley Keough's Complicated Net Worth: How the Rising Star Got Rich
As the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley, many wonder what Riley Keough's net worth is. Much of her fortune comes from her acting career.
May 8 2023, Updated 4:09 p.m. ET
After the news of the sudden and unexpected death of Lisa Marie Presley hit headlines, many wondered about her four children. One of Presley's daughters is actor and model Riley Keough, who has had quite a successful career. Surprisingly, though, most of Keough's net worth isn't built on the her mother's fortune, but is due to the films she has appeared in.
Keough has film credits to her name such as Mad Max: Fury Road and Magic Mike, as well as a number of horror films and other projects. She is the eldest granddaughter of Priscilla and Elvis Presley. So, just how wealthy is Keough? Keep reading to find out.
Riley Keough
Actor, Model
Net worth: $5 Million
Riley Keough is an actor with over 20 film credits, including films like Magic Mike and Mad Max: Fury Road. She has also appeared in television shows including Riverdale and The Girlfriend Experience. She portrays one of the lead characters in Daisy Jones & The Six, which premiered on Prime Video on March 3, 2023. She's also known for being the eldest granddaughter of Priscilla Presley and the late Elvis Presley. Her mother is the late Lisa Marie Presley.
Birthdate: May 29, 1989
Birthplace: Santa Monica, Calif.
Parents: Danny Keough and Lisa Marie Presley
Spouse: Ben Smith-Peterson
Kids: 1
What was early life like for Riley Keough?
Keough is the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. She was raised alongside her brother Benjamin Keough, and their parents divorced when she was six years old. Keough has compared her parents by noting that life with her mother was "very privileged" but her father lived a poorer lifestyle.
Keough frequently traveled between her parent's separate homes and was homeschooled for most of her childhood. She also saw her mother through her brief marriages to Michael Jackson from 1994 to 1996 and to Nicolas Cage from 2002 to 2004.
How did Riley Keough become famous?
Although her mother and grandparents were of course celebrities, Keough has made her own fame through modeling and acting. Her modeling career launched in 2015 with shows for Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Dior.
Her notable magazine covers include:
- August 2004: Vogue (U.S.)
- 2005: Elle (Japan)
- 2005: Vogue (Korea)
- 2005: Jalouse (France)
- 2005: L'Officiel (France)
Here's a look at Keough's filmography:
- 2010: The Runaways
- 2011: The Good Doctor
- 2011: Jack and Diane
- 2012: Magic Mike
- 2012: Yellow
- 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
- 2015: Dixieland
- 2016: Lovesong
- 2016: American Honey
- 2017: It Comes at Night
- 2018: The House That Jack Built
- 2019: The Lodge
- 2020: Zola
Keough is also in a Netflix psychological thriller, The Devil All The Time, which premiered on the streaming service in 2020. She starred in Daisy Jones & The Six, which premiered in March 2023 on Prime Video.
Keough's breakthrough role is widely considered to be in the first season of The Girlfriend Experience, which aired on Starz. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her work on the show. Her 2016 role in American Honey garnered her a nomination for Best Supporting Female at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Riley Keough is married — who is her husband?
In 2015, Keough married Ben Smith-Peterson, a stuntman she had met during filming of Mad Max: Fury Road. They purchased a home for $1.3 million in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles in 2018.
Did Riley Keough inherit Graceland following her mother's death?
Keough's mother Lisa Marie Presley, who died on Jan. 12, 2023, owned Graceland, Elvis Presley's famous Memphis estate. According to the Daily Mail, Keough will likely split the inheritance of Graceland with her twin half-sisters, Harper and Finley. Her brother, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide in July 2020.