Priscilla Presley Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a supporter of the non-profit organizations Dark Horse Rescue, Hayden's Law, and The Dream Foundation
• Won a Soap Opera Digest Award for her role as Jenna Wade in "Dallas" in 1984
• Married rock star and cultural icon Elvis Presley in 1967 and had their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, the following year
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV movie "Love Is Forever" in 1983
• Since becoming executor of the Elvis Presley estate in 1979, she has become a successful businesswoman as the president and chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises
• Best known for her marriage to Elvis Presley and for her role as Jane Spencer in the "Naked Gun" series and as Jenna Wade in "Dallas․"
• Was the co-host of the animal documentary series "Those Amazing Animals" with Burgess Meredith and Jim Stafford
• Was a contestant on the sixth season of the hit series "Dancing with the Stars․"
• Met Elvis Presley in 1959 while she was living in Germany, where her father was stationed as an Air Force officer and where Elvis was serving in the U․S․ Armed Forces
• Published the memoir "Elvis and Me" in 1985 and later produced the TV movie based on it in 1988