So this morning I was scrolling through Instagram, drinking my coffee, when this old photo of Priscilla Presley pops up. Someone captioned it talking about her movie stuff back in the 60s. Got me thinking… what movies did she even do back then? Honestly, mostly just pictured her as Elvis’s wife in my head. Felt kinda clueless. Decided right then I was gonna dig into this properly.
The Starting Point Was Pure Confusion
First thing? Hit up Google. Just typed in “Priscilla Presley movies 1960s”. Boom, bunch of results. Problem is, most were talking about Elvis‘s films, or stuff she did way later like Naked Gun. Barely anything about her actually being on screen in the 60s. Started feeling like maybe she didn’t even do any!
- Checked her Wikipedia page – major mess. Timeline jumps all over the place, mixing personal life with movies from different decades. Annoying as hell.
- Went to IMDb next. Searched her name, clicked her profile. Went straight to the “Actress” credit filter. Scrolled wayyyyy down.
Saw a few titles from the 60s listed, like “The Naked Gun”… wait, no, that’s 80s! IMDb needs to fix their decades. Finally spotted some obscure names: “Wild Wild Winter” (1966) and “Speedway” (1968). Okay, so maybe two? Didn’t sound right.
Hitting Weird Dead Ends
Got frustrated. Why was this so hard? Kept digging through fan sites and old forums. Found people arguing about whether she even had speaking parts or just walked past the camera. Seriously? Found a blurry snippet saying she was an extra in a couple of Elvis’s flicks early on – like maybe Girl Happy (1965) or something? But no official credit. Felt like chasing ghosts.
Stumbled onto this ancient blog post someone wrote years ago about 60s teen beach movies. Buried deep down, the guy mentioned Priscilla being a background dancer in “Roustabout” (1964). Could he be right? No source listed though. Typical internet crap.
The Moment It Finally Clicked
Almost gave up. Then remembered that documentary bio on her I watched ages ago – thought maybe they mentioned her acting attempt. Pulled it up online. Fast-forwarded like a madman through the Elvis years section. Bam! There it was! A tiny segment, literally like 30 seconds, talking about her brief acting fling. They showed a super quick clip! Confirmed the names: “Speedway” and “Live a Little, Love a Little” (1968). Two films! Both with Elvis, both minor parts.
- Speedway: She played a secretary. Basically stood around in the background.
- Live a Little, Love a Little: Played a “Tourist Girl”? Seriously? One scene walking on the beach near Elvis. Blink and you miss her.
So all that digging… turned out she had two tiny, uncredited roles. No major solo movies at all. Feeling kinda pissed at the clickbait-y titles online implying she had some big secret movie career. Total nonsense! Her “acting” was just being around Elvis’s sets.
Anyway, made some notes. Sat back down to finish my coffee, cold by now. Crazy how a simple question can take you down such a pointless rabbit hole for a couple of lousy credits from sixty years ago! But hey, now I know. And you know too.
