By Neia Balao
3:01pm PDT, Sep 4, 2023
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From her headline-making marriage to Elvis Presley to her days as a Hollywood actress, Priscilla Presley has been in the spotlight for decades. And in September 2023, she made headlines again as director Sofia Coppola and A24 debuted "Priscilla" — the movie starring Jacob Elordi as the King of Rock 'n' Roll and Cailee Spaeny as his bride — at the Venice Film Festival. The film, which is based on Priscilla's bestselling 1985 memoir, "Elvis and Me," is due in theaters in October 2023.
To celebrate the new project, join us as we take a look at the most nostalgia-inducing photos of the beauty back in the day, starting with this pic…
A 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu — the future Priscilla Presley — was photographed putting on a record by teen idol Elvis Presley in March 1960. She'd met the music superstar the previous year when he was in the Army and stationed in Germany, where she lived with her mother and stepfather, who was an officer in the Air Force at the time.
During a press conference for the film "Priscilla" at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, the real Priscilla spoke from her seat in the audience to share her reaction to the movie.
"It's very difficult to watch a film about you and about your life and about your love," she said, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. "But Sofia did an amazing job. She did her homework. And I really put everything out for her that I could."
Priscilla also opened up about starting a friendship and relationship with Elvis when she was 14, explaining that it was "very difficult for my parents to understand that Elvis would be so interested in me and why," she said. "Elvis would pour his heart out to me. His hopes, his fears, his loss of his mother. And I was the person who really sat there to listen and to comfort him. That was really our connection. Even though I was 14, I was older in life than in years.
"And that was the attraction. People think, 'Oh, it was sex, it was this.' Not at all. I never had sex with him [at that stage]," Priscilla said. "He was very kind, very soft, very loving. But he also respected the fact I was only 14 years old. We were more in mind and thought and that was our relationship."
Keep reading for more great photos of Priscilla Presley when she was young…
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A 21-year-old Priscilla Presley rocked a white dress with embroidered lace sleeves encrusted with delicate pearls for her May 1967 wedding in Las Vegas while Elvis Presley, then 32, wore a classic tuxedo. She accessorized with a rhinestone tiara and massive tulle veil.
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In February 1968, just four days after welcoming their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley posed for a family photo with their baby girl. This was Priscilla's signature look at the time: girlish babydoll eyeliner, a larger-than-life bouffant hairdo and love of mod fashion. "I got this beautiful dress here at Neiman Marcus," Priscilla told Vogue in 2022.
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Priscilla Presley wore a denim bikini with flower appliqués for a photoshoot by the pool at her Beverly Hills home in April 1975 — a month shy of her 30th birthday.
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Here's a closer look at the flower-embellished denim halter-style bikini top Priscilla Presley wore during a poolside photoshoot at her Beverly Hills home in April 1975.
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Following their May 1967 wedding celebration in Las Vegas, newlyweds Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley dressed up — a double-breasted suit for him, a white dress with a statement bow and T-strap heels for her — and headed off on their honeymoon on a private plane lent to them by pal Frank Sinatra, she told Vogue in 2022, adding, "It was a nice treat for us."
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Remember when Priscilla Presley romanced Robert Kardashian? The couple dated while the attorney was briefly broken up with then-girlfriend Kris Jenner, whom he went on to marry in 1978. Robert and Priscilla are seen here during a photoshoot at her Los Angeles home in March 1976. Let's take a closer look at her makeup…
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Priscilla Presley embraced the '70s makeup trend of frosted eyeshadow, bold black lashes and a neutral lip during a March 1976 photoshoot at her home.
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A 27-year-old Priscilla Presley is seen here with her dog, Honey — a gift from Elvis Presley at Christmastime in 1962 ("I traveled with him everywhere," she told Vogue in 2022) — at the Memphis International Airport in January 1973 on her way to catch a flight to California. Her chic, tailored ensemble was perfectly accompanied by a classic '70s hairstyle: the beehive! "Dressed up with leather gloves, leather bag… you know, people back in the day dressed up, and I mean really dressed up, because being on an airplane and flying was quite the thing," Priscilla told Vogue while looking at old photos, including this one. "I loved capes at that time. I still love capes."
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Priscilla Presley posed in a sleek zip-up one-piece swimsuit sometime in the 1980s.
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Bringin' the heat! Priscilla Presley and "Dallas" co-star Patrick Duffy cuddled up while filming the iconic soap opera in the '80s.
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Cheers to the King of Rock 'n' Roll and his queen! Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley are seen here on their wedding day in Las Vegas in May 1967.
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Priscilla Presley was all smiles as she and brand new husband Elvis Presley jetted out of Las Vegas following their May 1967 wedding.
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Priscilla Presley posed for photos outside her Beverly Hills clothing boutique, Bis & Beau — which she founded in 1973 with friend and stylist Olivia Bis — in March 1974. ("Beau" comes from Priscilla's maiden name, Beaulieu.) She's seen here in a chic rhinestone-encrusted denim blazer, a coordinating tie and a red button-up shirt. As for her pants…
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Priscilla Presley served up a serious Canadian tuxedo moment! We loved the equally rhinestone-bedazzled wide-legged jeans she wore for this March 1974 shoot outside her Beverly Hills boutique.
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In March 1960, a 14-year-old Priscilla Presley was photographed at Germany's Frankfurt Airport, where she said goodbye to Elvis Presley before he flew home to the States after serving in the U.S. Army. She'd met the singer the previous fall at a party in Germany, where her stepfather — an Air Force officer — was stationed.
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From 1983 to 1988, Priscilla Presley found success as a series regular on "Dallas." Priscilla, who began playing Jenna Wade on the hit series at 38, donned a shimmery red gown in a promotional photo with the cast during her run on the primetime soap opera.
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Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley are seen here with acclaimed Welsh singer Tom Jones in Las Vegas in July 1971 — just a year before their separation.
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An amicable split! In October 1973, Priscilla Presley wore a patchwork overcoat and a beaded statement necklace as she and Elvis Presley left a Los Angeles Superior Court building after they were granted a divorce.
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Disco ready! A glammed up Priscilla Presley and then-boyfriend Mike Stone, whom she met at a karate championship in 1968, were all smiles at a party in 1974.
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In April 1975, Priscilla Presley and then-boyfriend Mike Stone were spotted at a kung fu tournament in Los Angeles. She looked glamorous in a statement fur coat.
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In this photo from the 1980s, Priscilla Presley is seen spending quality time with her children — son Navarone Garibaldi, whose father was her partner of more than two decades, former screenwriter Marco Garibaldi; daughter Lisa Marie Presley; and granddaughter Riley Keough, Lisa Marie's eldest child.
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Baby Lisa Marie! In February 1968, Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley were photographed with their only child as crowds of fans looked on.
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Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley coordinated in lilac for a family portrait with toddler daughter Lisa Marie Presley in 1970.
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In April 1995, Priscilla Presley attended the BAFTA Awards alongside her "Naked Gun" co-star Leslie Nielsen.
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In 1980, Priscilla Presley posed for promotional photos for the ABC television series "Those Amazing Animals" atop a horse wearing a colorful floral-print dress and tan knee-high boots.
