Priscilla: Before Jacob Ellord, Who Is Kylie Spahn, The New Sofia Coppola Revelation?

After Kirsten Dunst, Scarlett Johansson and Elle Fanning, Kaley Spahn joins Sofia Coppola’s club of deadly and melancholic heroines. In Priscilla , in theaters Wednesday, the American actress, with XXL blow-dry and flawless eyeliner, plays Elvis Presley’s ex (and only) wife, aged 14 (the age she met the singer) on her 24th birthday. when he decides to leave the golden cage of Graceland).

As if echoing Marie-Antoinette, Priscilla portrays a naïve young girl living a life of luxury in the limelight. It’s about highlighting a woman who was in Elvis’ shadow and about whom little is ultimately known. Having better immersed himself in the role, the actor was able to talk to the main stakeholder. Sofia Coppola’s screenplay is based largely on Priscilla Presley’s memoir. Elvis and meIt was written in 1985. The preparation that paid off: In September 2023, Kayleigh Spani won the Best Actress prize at the Venice Film Festival, where the biopic was in competition.

Before exploding into the public eye, it was in her hometown of Springfield, Missouri, that Kaylee Spaney took her first steps as an actress, performing in plays at the Springfield Little Theater. In 2016, she appeared in a short film They count up to 1000 and released a pop single, Fallinwhich will remain his only attempt at singing.

Two years later, she landed her first film roles in the blockbuster Pacific Rim Uprising and the thriller Bad Time at the El Royale, where she played Dakota Johnson’s little sister. Two biopics followed: A Woman of Distinction, about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Vice, about Vice President Dick Cheney.

In 2020, she made her first major film role in The Craft – The New Witches Sequel. A teenage movie From the 90s, a dangerous alliance. She also made her television debut in Ex Machina director Alex Garland’s miniseries Devs. Her career continues on the small screen with Mare Of Easttown, where Kate Winslet leads the investigation into the murder of her character, a 17-year-old single mother. She went on to The First Lady, where she portrayed Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.

Along with Priscilla, she is now on the list of young actresses to follow. In addition to the award at Venice, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama. It was on the recommendation of Kirsten Dunst that Sofia Coppola approached Kaley Spahn to offer Priscilla.

The two actors also starred together in Alex Garland’s dystopian Civil War, in theaters next April. Spaeny can also be found in Alien: Romulus, the ninth film in the cult saga directed by Fede Alvarez. 2024 has just begun, but it’s already shaping up to be a busy year for Kaley Spahn.

Sofia Coppola talks to us about Priscilla, her new film currently in theaters: