Biography
Few know that the granddaughter Elvis Presley conquered Hollywood and became a famous actress. Riley Kio does not advertise their relatives, preferring to conquer the interest of the audience a talented acting game. It was famous predominantly thanks to cooperation with the director Stephen Godberg, who removed it in several paintings.Childhood and youth
Daniel Riley Kio was born on May 29, 1989 in Santa Monica, California, USA. Mother Lisa Maria Presley - singer, daughter "King Rock and Roll" Elvis Presley. Father Danny Kio - Singer, songwriter. Riley has a native brother Benjamin Storm Kio and the twin sisters for Mother Finley Aaron Lav Lockwood and Harper Vivien Ann Lokwood, born by Liza Maria in the fourth marriage.
Kio did not find the famous grandfather: he died 12 years before her birth. But the grandmother - an actress and a recognized beauty of the 60s Presley adores. By the way, she is the only one who calls Riley in the first name - Daniel.
The Kio family is connected with another popular artist. Although not long, her mother Lisa Maria was his wife Michael Jackson. This period of life Riley recalls warmth. In an interview, she told that his whole family loved. For her with his brother, he was something like a good wizard, who treated them as his own children, and when he took it to his home in Neverland, it was unforgettable. There they did everything that the house was forbidden, played with other children of the singer, they were found in popcorn and late went to bed.
To the question, whether Riley believed in what they were talking about her stepfather, Kio declares the categorical "no". She believes that the star was shaken, because he knew him personally and I am confident: in such affairs, Jackson was noticed could not.
As a child, the girl was lucky, she recalls about this period with warmth, admits that he had a lot, which disadvantaged to other children - he often traveled, communicated with the stars, grew in the atmosphere of music and cinema. Therefore, still as a teenager, decided to become or a singer, like parents, or director, as the legendary Stanley Kubrick, whose films adored.
Personal life
The attention of Hollywood beauty has always been chained fans. It is known that after the film "Super Mike" the girl had a novel with Alex Pettifer, they say that they were even hoarse, but then they broke up. And in 2020, the actor tied himself to marriage with the famous German model Tony Garrn.At the set of the painting "Mad Max" in Australia, the actress met with Cascader Ben Smith-Petersen. The guy replaced the major roles of Tom Hardy and Nicholas Holt in the most dangerous scenes. A stormy novel broke out between Riley and Ben, and in 2015 the actress and the cascadener became her husband and his wife. "Instagram" is shot by photographs of happy lovers. There are no children from the pair yet.
The artist is famous for not only the talented work in the cinema, everyone also celebrates the wonderful figure of KIO. When height 170 cm its weight does not exceed 59 kg. This allows Rilee without constraint to publish in "Instagram" candid photos, including in a swimsuit.
Model Career
At 12, Riley began to shoot in advertising. The first experience is associated with a large campaign for Tommy Hilfiger. At 14 KIO made his debut on the podium at Dolce & Gabbana, within the framework of the High Fashion Week in Milan. After that, I signed a contract with the IMG model agency. For a long time, the girl worked with the Luxury Dior brand, collaborated with Victoria's Secret, advertising underwear and swimsuits. Photo of young kio decorated the covers of world gloss.
In 2004, Kio appeared on the cover of the American magazine Vogue, and then Japanese Elle and Korean Vogue. A year later, Riley noted French publications, she began to cooperate with Jalouse and L'Officiel magazines. After the model noticed the director, she had less time to shoot, and in the end she finally plunged into the work of the cinema, leaving the model career.
Films
In 2010, 20-year-old Riley debuted in the film "Rasterweiss" about the same name of the virgin rock group of the 1970s. KIO played Mary - Sherry Kerry's sister Kerry vocalist (Dakota Fanning). Kristen Stewart and Tatum O'Neill were also filmed in the film, the premiere took place at the Sandance Film Festival and received good reviews.A year later, Kio entrusted the main role in the "Good Doctor" drama. She played Diane Nixon, a young patient with a kidney disease, which the doctor uses (Orlando Bloom) to conquer the respect of colleagues. The game of Bloom Critics was considered mediocre, but the dramatic abilities of a beginner actress were noted.
Riley's success consolidated in the new leading role. In the romantic drama "Jack and Daian" Kio and Juno Temple play a couple of Maiden's pair, which threatens parting. The situation is also complicated by the fact that Kio Jackie's heroine is awolney. The film went on rent in 2012.
In the same year, the picture of the famous Hollywood director Stephen Godberga "Super Mike" about the life of stripter guys was started. The main characters of the film played Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaja, Alex Pettefer. Kio got a small role of a young stripper hole. The tape had a huge commercial success at the box office, having collected more than $ 167 million, and brought actors even more fame.
Against the background of this success, other roles of this year remained so noticed by the "yellow" and vampire melodrama "Kiss Cursed". The new step of success was waiting for a girl in 2015 with the exit of the cash militant "Mad Max: the road of rage." Riley played one of the wives of the Main villain - unmellerating Joe. The film turned out to be Oscarous and once again drew attention to the kio talent.
For the actress, there was a hot time: she literally burst between model shooting and work in the cinema. In 2016, the audience saw it at once in two successful projects. Director Stephen Godberg again invited KIO to cooperate, this time approving it in the lead role of the series "Call Girl", he took up shooting as a producer.
The tape tells about the adventures of the student Christine Reed, which is studying at the Faculty of Law and works in escort. This work received enthusiastic reviews and prizes of film critics, and Kio came to the nomination at the award from the "Golden Globe" as the best actress of the mini-series or film on TV.
Another film of this year was the "American Cutie" directed by Andrea Arnold, where Kio starred with Shay Labafe. The premiere took place within the framework of the Competition Program of the Cannes Film Festival - 2016. For this role, Riley nominated for the "Independent Spirit" award for the best female role of the second plan.
In 2017, she made his debut in the horror genre. In the film "It comes at night" Actress plays Kim - a woman who, together with her husband and his son, is covered in the forest from an unknown epidemic. The next work has already become the third picture of Stephen Soderberga "Luck Logan". Kio played Mally - the sister of the main character Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum), which organizes the "noble robbery". The work of Sodberg, as always, turned out to be brilliant and brought Riley another bright role.
In 2018, Riley Kio starred in a psychological thriller of the legendary Lars von Trier "The house that Jack built," telling about the biography of the serial killer, who considers their actions as an act of creativity. The film shown in the Cannes Film Festival has gained an ambiguous assessment of critics.
The celebrity appeared in the 3rd season of the popular TV series "Riverdale". And before that, the horror film "hold the darkness" with Alexander Skarsgard, Riley Kio and Jeffrey Write, came out on the screens.
In 2019, several projects were published with the participation of KIO, among them the films "Precurser of the Earthquake" and "Stalking". In the last actress played a major role. In the center of the plot was the heroine named Grace, who gets acquainted with the recently widowed father of two children, and before that, a woman escaped from a religious cult. Together they come to a country house in the middle of the plains, but after the time of all family members begin to torment mystical incidents. From this point on, their life turns into a real nightmare.
Other main roles in the tape were played by Jayden Martell, Leia McHeye, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone.
Riley Kio now
Kio and now pleases fans with new projects. In mid-September 2020, the premiere of the American psychological thriller "The Devil is always here" was held, where Riley got one of the main roles. Among other actors - Tom Holland, Bill Scarsgard, Jason Clark, Sebastian Stan.
The plot of the paintings is unfolding in the state of Ohio in the period between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Vietnamese battle. The action takes place around different groups of people who are alarmed by events and suffer from post-war injuries and increasing crime.
Most of the filming took place in Alabama, in Birmingham, Sel-City, Dittsville and Anniston, the work began in March 2019, and ended in mid-April.
Filmography
- 2010 - "Ranneweis"
- 2011 - "Good Doctor"
- 2011 - "Jack and Daian"
- 2012 - "Super Mike"
- 2012 - "Yellow"
- 2015 - "Mad Max: Rare Road"
- 2016 - "Call Girl"
- 2016 - "American Cutie"
- 2017 - "Opening"
- 2017 - "It comes at night"
- 2017 - "Loogan's luck"
- 2018 - "House that Jack built"
- 2019 - "Harfare of Earthquake"
- 2019 - "Summer House"
- 2019 - "Student"
- 2020 - "The Devil is always here"