Keough subsequently starred in the independent thriller The Good Doctor , before being cast in a minor role in Steven Soderbergh 's comedy film Magic Mike She appeared in her first big-budget release in the action feature Mad Max: Fury Road In , Keough had her breakthrough role as an escort in the first season of the anthology series The Girlfriend Experience , earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress.
Her performance as a wayward young woman in the drama American Honey earned her further acclaim, including an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female. Keough is a co-founder of the production company Felix Culpa. She became the sole owner of Elvis Presley's estate Graceland , following her mother Lisa Marie Presley 's death in When Keough was five years old, her parents divorced, and her mother was briefly married to Michael Jackson from to And I think experiencing both sides has been helpful.
My father had mattresses on the floor of his apartments. He lived in cabins and trailer parks. He just didn't have much money Actually, my memories of growing up with him were so colourful and eccentric and fun. It was a good vibe, you know? When I was like eight I told him, 'I want to grow up and be poor like you! I didn't realize how wildly offensive that was! Keough was raised primarily by her father in Hawaii and Los Angeles , [ 13 ] though she at times lived at her mother's Los Angeles home, as well as at the Graceland Estate in Memphis, Tennessee , which her mother inherited following her grandfather Elvis's death.
In , when Keough was 13 years old, her mother married actor Nicolas Cage , [ 8 ] though this marriage was also short-lived, lasting days before Cage filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized in May In , at the age of 20, Keough made her film debut in The Runaways based on the s all-girl rock band of the same name. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Keough portrayed the role of Nora, a young stripper. The film was released in June On August 4, , the Australian fashion brand Bonds announced that Keough had been signed as "Summer ambassador".
In December , Dixieland was released by IFC Films , in which Keough starred as a woman living in a Mississippi trailer park who becomes embroiled in a crime.
