No, Priscilla Presley has never won an Oscar.
Priscilla Presley is an American businesswoman and actress, and she was the ex-wife of late American singing legend Elvis Presley. She founded the company Elvis Presley Enterprises(EPE). She had a moderate acting career, she starred in The Naked Gun film trilogy, and starred in the long- television series Dallas.
How did Priscilla Presley become an actress?
Priscilla Presley had always had an interest in acting and modeling. Due to her marriage, she never could commit herself to acting as her husband. Elvis Presley did not want Priscilla to have an acting career. Because of this, she never pursued a career in modeling or acting. She was offered the role as one of the angels on Charlie’s Angels, which she turned down because she hated the show. She then starred on the TV film Love is Forever, starring alongside Micheal Landon.
Presley then starred on the show Dallas, starring as Jenna Wade and she was the third actress to play Wade, and her tenure as the character was the longest. She was offered the role of Bond Girl Stacey Sutton in Roger Moore’s final 1985 James Bond film, A View to a Kill, however, she declined the role due to her busy schedule. Presley then starred opposite Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun Trilogy in the films The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2: The Smell of Fear and The Naked Gun 33: The Final Insult, she played the role of Jane Spencer.
She debuted on stage with the role of The Wicked Queen in the stage play adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
How was Priscilla Presley’s business career?
Following her separation from her husband, Presley set up a clothing shop in the city of Los Angeles and Elvis Presley even helped launch her business. The shop was very successful and included celebrity clients like Michelle Phillips, Carol Burnett, Jill Ireland, and Julie Christie, among many others. Elvis’s father, Vernon, named Priscilla as his successor upon his death at the Graceland estate. The Estate costs $500,000 a year in upkeep.
She then decided to turn Graceland into a tourist attraction with the help of a CEO named Jack Soden. The estate was opened to the public on June 7, 1982. She then started the company Elvis Presley Enterprises(EPE), under her leadership, the enterprise became profitable and the trust grew to be worth over $100 million. She even started her business of bed liners called the Priscilla Presley collection. Australian designer Bruno Schiavi partnered with her for the line.
FAQs
A. Priscilla Presley is 78 years old.
A. Priscilla Presley’s net worth is $50 million.
A. Priscilla Presley has two children, Lisa Marie Presley and Navarone Garibaldi.
