She is the ex-wife of American singer Elvis Presley , as well as the cofounder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises EPE , the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States. In her acting career, Presley costarred with Leslie Nielsen in the Naked Gun film trilogy and played Jenna Wade on the long-running television series Dallas. Their only daughter was Anna Lillian Iversen, whose name was later shortened to Ann.
Wagner died in a plane crash on November 3, Priscilla's surname was legally changed from Wagner to Beaulieu on April 17, Priscilla describes herself during this period as "a shy, pretty, little girl, unhappily accustomed to moving from base to base every two or three years". When the Beaulieus arrived in West Germany , they stayed at the Helene Hotel, but living at the hotel soon became too large a financial burden to sustain.
After three months living at the hotel, the Beaulieus sought another home to rent. On September 13, , year-old Priscilla met year-old Elvis at a party at his villa in Bad Nauheim , West Germany, which he had rented during his military service. However, his eagerness for another rendezvous and his promise to never bring her home late again [ 16 ] led Priscilla's parents to relent. Thereafter, Priscilla and Elvis were frequently together until his departure from West Germany on March 2, After Elvis left, Priscilla was inundated with requests for interviews from media outlets around the world.
Priscilla received fan mail from Elvis fans, some positive and some negative, as well as mail from "lonesome G. With gossip-magazine rumors swirling about Presley's relationship with Nancy Sinatra , Priscilla became convinced that her romance with Elvis was over, and she was concerned she would never see him again. According to biographer Suzanne Finstad , while Priscilla was separated from Elvis, she dated boys her own age at her high school in West Germany such as Ron Tapp and Jamie Lindbergh, and attended school dances with them.
After Elvis's return to the US, Priscilla managed to stay in touch with him by phone, though they did not see each other again until the summer of , when Priscilla's parents agreed to let her visit for two weeks. She was also expected to write to her parents every day.
