Riley Keough ‘misses’ late mother Lisa Marie Presley and brother Benjamin Keough on the third anniversary of his death… after scoring first Emmy nod
Daisy Jones & the Six star Riley Keough shared a black and white childhood snap of her late mother Lisa Marie Presley posing with her late brother Benjamin Keough to somberly mark the third anniversary of his death on Wednesday. The 34-year-old granddaughter of Elvis Presley – who boasts 1.2M Instagram followers – captioned her Instastory: ‘Missing you both.’
Keough’s younger sibling tragically died, age 27, in 2020 from a self-inflicted shotgun wound inside their mother’s $1.8M Calabasas mansion.
And Riley (born Danielle) still hasn’t fully processed the death of her ‘beautiful mama,’ at age 54, on January 12 from cardiac arrest.
The LA-born heiress’ grandmother Priscilla Presley posted a red rose emoji with the caption: ‘Needless to say, this has been a very solemn day for me – the anniversary of the passing of my sweet grandson Ben. Words cannot express how much you are missed – Nona.’
‘Missing you both’: Daisy Jones & the Six star Riley Keough shared a b&w childhood snap of her late mother Lisa Marie Presley posing with her late brother Benjamin Keough to somberly mark the third anniversary of his death on Wednesday
On May 11, Riley paid the flame-haired 78-year-old a $1M settlement and $400K in legal fees to legally resign as sole trustee of Lisa Marie’s estate, so she could step into the position instead – according to New York Times.
In doing so, Keough also became responsible for the sub-trusts belonging to her 14-year-old fraternal twin half-sisters Harper and Finley Lockwood.
It was a bittersweet day for The Terminal List actress, who received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for lead actress in a limited/anthology series/movie as the titular character in Daisy Jones & the Six.
Riley faces heavy competition against Beef’s Ali Wong, Swarm’s Dominque Fishback, George & Tammy’s Jessica Chastain, Try Beautiful Things’ Kathryn Hahn, and Fleishman is in Trouble’s Lizzy Caplan.
Keough told E! News on Wednesday: ‘I’m surprised, I’m feeling really grateful and just blessed and honored.’
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber’s 10-episode miniseries scored nine total nominations including limited/anthology series, costumes, music supervision, and production design.
Daisy Jones & the Six – based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 novel – is centered on a seventies rock band, which more than strongly resembles Fleetwood Mac.
Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon was one of 13 credited executive producers and she was ‘incredibly thrilled’ about the ‘dream come true’ project, giving special shout outs to Riley and Camila Morrone.
Keough told E! News she was spending the day at home with her toddler daughter and husband of eight years – SAG Award-winning stuntman Ben Smith-Petersen – who turns 32 this Thursday.
The Australian actor – who looks just like the nepo-baby’s musician father Danny Keough – even had a small uncredited role as her character Daisy’s lover in an intimate scene.
‘In my eyes he’s the real Emmy winner,’ Riley gushed.
‘It’s super special, it’s not every day you get to work with your husband, it was a very fun experience.’
Riley and Ben originally met on the 2012 set of Mad Max: Fury Road.
Wednesday was clearly a big day for Keough, who unveiled the first trailer for her and Gina Gammell’s feature directorial debut War Pony, about two young Oglala Lakota men, which hits limited US theaters July 28.
When the the Felix Culpa producing partners premiered the critically-acclaimed coming-of-age drama at the Cannes Film Festival last year, they were awarded with the Camera D’Or for best debut feature film.
