Biography for
Priscilla Presley More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

24 May 1945, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Priscilla Ann Wagner

Nickname

Cilla
Pris

Height

5' 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Biography

Priscilla Presley's stepfather was an Air Force officer stationed in West Germany when as a teenager she met Elvis Presley in 1959, then three years into his meteoric career in rock and roll and serving with the U.S. Army. After an eight-year courtship, she married him on 1 May 1967. As their marriage was winding down, she began studying karate and acting. After his death she went into business and began work in movies and TV, notably playing the part of Jenna Wade (1983-88) in the very successful series "Dallas" (1978). She more recently established herself as Jane Spencer in the "Naked Gun" (The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)) movies.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Spouse

Elvis Presley

(1 May 1967 - 9 October 1973) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Daughter Lisa Marie Presley was born on February 1, 1968. Son Navarone Garibaldi was born on March 1, 1987.

Was in a relationship with Marco Garibaldi from 1985 to 2006.

Received a honorary degree (doctor of humanities) from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee (1998)

She was elected to the board of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. [11 September 2000]

Has regular chemical peels to get rid of wrinkles and brown spots.

The developer of an international fragrance line since 1988. Her fragrance line including Moments, Experiences, Indian Summer, and Roses and More. Moments was worth $90 million a year in 1996

A successful boutique owner in 1973-76, clients included Natalie Wood, Barbra Streisand and Cher.

Her real father James Wagner was killed in a plane crash shortly after her birth. She was adopted by her mother's second husband Paul Beaulieu.

Turned down the part as one of the "angels" in the TV series "Charlie's Angels" (1976).

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world (1992)

Great grandparents emigrated from Egersund in Norway.

Former mother-in-law of Danny Keough, Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.

Left "Dallas" (1978) after 5 seasons in 1988 because she became unhappy with the direction of the show and her character.

Is portrayed by Antonia Bernath in Elvis (2005) (TV) and by Season Hubley in Elvis (1979/I) (TV)

Walked Lisa Marie Presley down the aisle at her wedding to fourth husband Michael Lockwood. [22 January 2006].

Has four grandchildren: Riley Keough (born May 29, 1989), Benjamin Keough (born October 21, 1992) and twins Harper and Finley Lockwood (born October 7, 2008).

In 1983, she became the third actress to play Jenna Wade on "Dallas" (1978), after Morgan Fairchild in 1978 and Francine Tacker in 1980.

Met future husband Elvis Presley in Germany in 1959 when she was fourteen years old.

Served as chairman of the board for Elvis Presley Enterprises from 1982 until their daughter Lisa Marie Presley took over in 1998.

Former boyfriend Michael Edwards wrote a book titled "Priscilla, Elvis & Me" (the title is a parody of Priscilla's own memoir, "Elvis and Me") in which he admitted to having lust for Priscilla's daughter, Lisa Marie.

Mother-in-law of Michael Lockwood.

Hal B. Wallis, a Hollywood producer who financed several of Elvis' films, was interested in signing Priscilla to a contract during the 1960s. Elvis, however, had no intentions of allowing his wife to have a career of any kind; in his opinion, albeit a very common one at the time, "a woman's place is in the home looking after her man".

Personal Quotes

[her reaction to Suzanne Finstad's 1996 biography of her, "Child Bride"] Talk about 5 minutes [of fame]! There are people in that book I've never even heard of. That woman made me out to be some kind of prostitute. I dated. But that was just my life . . .

[on marrying Elvis Presley] I was so young and naive at the time, there was just no way I could have made a success of that marriage. I realized I couldn't give him the kind of adulation he got from his fans, and he needed that adulation desperately. Without it he was nothing.