Riley Keough made her first red carpet appearance since her mother Lisa Marie Presley passed away suddenly last month, and she dazzled in an all-black Schiaparelli Haute Couture dress.
The 33-year-old actress was present at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday night for the world debut of her newest Amazon Prime Video series, “Daisy Jones & the Six.”
Keough wore a strapless bustier top with a plunging V-cut that tightened at the waist and gently flared out at the hips. The shirt was worn with a long, sequined skirt and black pumps.
The daughter of Presley and her ex-husband Danny Keough accessorized with chunky green and gold Schiaparelli statement earrings and black suede opera gloves.
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The 10-episode miniseries based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 book of the same name stars Keough as Daisy Jones, the lead vocalist of a 1970s rock band. Stevie Nicks and her time with Fleetwood Mac served as a loose inspiration for the character.
According to a summary of the show’s narrative, Daisy Jones & the Six were at the peak of their glory in 1977 before calling it quits during a sold-out performance at Soldier Field in Chicago. Now, decades later, the band members have decided to come clean about what really happened.
Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Suki Waterhouse, Sebastian Chacon, Josh Whitehouse, Nabiyah Be, Will Harrison, Tom Wright, Ayesha Harris, Jacqueline Obradors, and Timothy Olymphant are featured in “Daisy Jones & the Six” as well.
On the red carpet, Reese Witherspoon and her co-stars, who executive produced the series through her production company Hello Sunshine, joined the granddaughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
The “Zola” actress revealed to Vanity Fair on the red carpet that before playing rock diva Daisy, she had no prior voice training or experience.
I don’t think of myself as a singer, Keough declared. “I’ve only ever sung in the shower before. That pretty about sums it up.
She went on, “Because of my family, I keep getting asked if I was born to play this character, but in all honesty, I was born to play every role I’ve played up to this point.
“I took this role because I’ve been wanting to sing, since I had never sung before. I worked really hard and put in a lot of hours for a year and a half. It wasn’t an overnight kind of thing.”
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Keough shared that she felt the role of Daisy was meant for her.
“It’s really weird,” she told the outlet. “I knew that I wanted to play her before I knew what the book was about or had even read the script or anything. I just heard the title and thought, ‘I’m gonna play her.’ I just knew I was gonna play her. It was the same feeling I had when I knew that I was going to marry my husband.”
Keough married stuntman Ben Smith-Petersen, who accompanied her to the premiere, in 2015. At Lisa Marie’s memorial, Smith-Petersen revealed that the couple had secretly welcomed a daughter last year.
The actress credited the show’s music team, which includes musician Tony Berg and songwriter Blake Mills, with helping her successfully play a rock star despite her lack of experience.
“They were teaching us our songs, and we were in band camp,” Keough said. “They essentially turned us into rock stars.”
Keough’s outing comes over a month after the death of her mother, who passed away on Jan. 12 at the age of 54. The investigation into Lisa Marie’s cause of death is ongoing.
At Lisa Marie’s public memorial on Jan. 22, Smith-Petersen read a tribute to her that was penned by Keough.
“I know that I have chosen the best mother for myself,” he read. “… I remember the way you used to hug me … and the way you smelled. I remember you singing me and my brother lullabies at night … I remember me What it felt like to have the sweetest mother’s love I know… Thank you for showing me that only love matters in this life… Thank you for working so hard for us. If I didn’t tell you every day, so thanks.”
Besides Keough, Lisa Marie and Danny also shared a son, Benjamin, who died in 2020 at age 27. Lisa Marie was also mother to 14-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Finley, with her ex-husband Michael Lockwood.
