Stepping back into the spotlight. Priscilla Presley made her first red carpet appearance following the death of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.The only daughter of Priscilla, 77, and Elvis Presley died on January 12 at the age of 54 after suffering cardiac arrest.
It was only fitting that Elvis — who died in 1977 at the age of 42 — was the reason behind Priscilla’s red carpet return, as she attended the premiere for the Netflix animated series Agent Elvis on Tuesday, March 7.The series — which Priscilla co-created with John Eddie — follows a fictionalized version of the King of Rock and Roll as he is recruited by the U.S.
government to become an undercover spy. Matthew McConaughey voices the legendary singer and stars alongside a stacked cast, featuring Kaitlin Olson, Don Cheadle, Johnny Knoxville, Niecy Nash, Tom Kenny, as well as Priscilla herself.At the Los Angeles premiere, the Dallas alum — who also shares son Navarone, 36, with ex Marco Garibaldi — stated that she hopes the show will help introduce Elvis to “the youth today, wondering why he was so famous and to see him as a hero,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.She continued: “I know that this is a dream come true for Elvis because this is really what he wanted to do.
He wanted to be a federal agent, and for me, I’ve always wanted to give Elvis what he wanted and never really quite made it.
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