Riley Keough (Elvis’ Granddaughter!) Loved Playing Dakota Fanning’s Twin In ‘The Runaways!’
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Riley Keough insists she didn’t want to be an actress — especially an actress who plays a musician. But despite her reservations, Riley shines in a breakout role in The Runaways. And not only does she look exactly like her grandfather, Elvis Presley she has his charisma and talent, too!
The gorgeous actress plays opposite Dakota Fanning as Cheri Currie’s twin, Marie Currie. And while Dakota’s role was all about rocking out on stage, Riley played the part of left behind sister who takes care of an alcoholic father. But that’s just fine with her!
“I think it’s good I didn’t play a musician,” Riley tells Women’s Wear Daily. “Because then it wouldn’t look like it was a coincident.” Since her mom is Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley, and her dad is musician Danny Keough — people might have thought she was favored if she got a role playing a musician!
“There were times when I was like ‘F–k, I wish I had a cool part.’ Because [Dakota and Kristen Stewart] looked so cool and you just want to be one of them,” she said. But Riley was still psyched about her part. “I’m really happy with my part. It was really cool to even put that in the movie because it was a really important part of Cherie’s life.”
But Riley also takes after her grandmother, Priscilla Presley who was very shy in her youth. “It was really hard for me [to pursue acting] because I was really, really shy. That’s what I wanted to do, but I sort of gave up on it,” says Riley, because “I’m way too introverted and shy to act.”
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gege
Posted at 9:32 PM on March 19, 2010
Elvis Presley, rest in peace. Some day they let you. You were the best human being:
http://www.orble.com/images/elvis20presley021.jpg
yummy yummy :)))))
gege
Posted at 9:23 PM on March 19, 2010
She looks like her father danny keough:
http://gossip24.com/images/celebrities/large/2159/DannyKeough_large1.jpg
These
Elvis Presley had the lips, eyes, face and hair so sensual that this woman look so ugly :P
And look her mother ( posible future?):
http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/lmimg00178-20100310-1146__oPt.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w87/txpixies/runaway2.jpg
gege
Posted at 8:44 PM on March 19, 2010
Elvis Presley is the most handsome and beautiful man in the heart. And was a hardworking since his childhood. The wagner-beaulieu famly is a lazy family.
My loyalty is for Elvis Aaron Presley Smith
gege
Posted at 8:41 PM on March 19, 2010
Elvis Presley is the most hanssome man in the heart. Nothing to do with this …:P
christine
Posted at 9:35 AM on March 19, 2010
Just look at Riley! Look at her chin and her eyes, she is another Presley for sure
gege
Posted at 8:44 PM on March 19, 2010
Nope you need glasses
getbacktowork
Posted at 4:55 PM on March 18, 2010
omg. she’s gorgeous. just like her mom and grandmom. not nuts about the hair, but, that’s okay. they have such GORGEOUS eyes!
gege
Posted at 8:45 PM on March 19, 2010
Ha! you need glasses too
