All About Riley Keough's Daughter Tupelo (Whose Name Is a Sweet Nod to Her Famous Great-Grandfather Elvis!)

Mar. 15, 2025

Ben Smith-Petersen and Riley Keough attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Riley Keoughmay come from a famous family line, but she’s not one to publicize her daughter’s life.TheDaisy Jones & the Sixstar (andgranddaughter of Elvis Presley) became a mother in August 2022 when her daughter, Tupelo Storm, was born via surrogate.Keough shares Tupelo with her husband of 10 years, Ben Smith-Petersen. The actress and the stunt performer met in 2012 while filmingMad Max: Fury Roadand married three years later on Feb. 4, 2015.Now, the pair are learning to balance their work and home lives. Keough has said she simply wants “joy” for Tupelo, and not in the fantastical ways she experienced in her own childhood with music royalty.“I really want my children to be able to find joy playing in the backyard and doing normal kids stuff and not need elephants and circus and all these things all the time,” she said onCall Her Daddyin 2025.Here’s everything to know about Riley Keough’s daughter Tupelo Storm.Tupelo’s first and middle names are family tributesRiley Keough and her younger brother Benjamin Keough.Riley Keough/ InstagramKeough’s only child, Tupelo Storm, was born in August 2022 and her name includes two tributes to her mom’s family.In a conversation withVanity Fair, Keough shared that she named her daughter in honor of her grandfather, Elvis, who was born in Tupelo, Miss.“It’s funny because we picked her name before the Elvis movie,” Keough explained in her September 2023 cover story. “I was like, ‘This is great because it’s not really a well-known word or name in relation to my family—it’s not like Memphis or something.' ”She continued, “Then when the Elvis movie came out, it was like,Tupelo this and Tupelo that. I was like, ‘Oh, no.’ But it’s fine.”Tupelo’s middle name, Storm, is a tribute to Keough’s late brother, Benjamin Storm, whodied in July 2020.Keough was proud to welcome Tupelo via surrogateRiley Keough during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 19, 2024 in Park City, Utah.Dia Dipasupil/GettyIn September 2023, Keough opened up about the choice to welcome Tupelo via surrogate.She explained toVanity Fairthat while she could “carry children,” she believed surrogacy to be the “best choice for what I had going on physically with the autoimmune stuff," referring to her Lyme disease diagnosis.Keough also took the time to praise surrogates. “I think it’s a very cool, selfless, and incredible act that these women do to help other people,” she said.Keough and Drew Barrymore bonded over being “untraditional” momsRiley Keough during an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers.Lloyd Bishop/NBC via GettyNow, Keough is navigating the pressures of balancing a private family life with her career and fame. OnThe Drew Barrymore Showin October 2024, Keough andDrew Barrymoreconnected over the difficulties of trying to have busy careers and rich family lives.“I think that there’s an idea of what you’re supposed to be as a mother, whereas fathers sort of can do the bare minimum and they’re fine,” Keough said. “And I think that when you’re a mother, especially if you’re an artist or a creative person, those are the things that give you life.“For Keough, she had visions of motherhood that involved being “home all day” and “bak[ing] cookies,” but when reality hit, that’s not what she wanted. “I realized that I need to write and to perform and to do all these other things. And I was really hard on myself for that,” she said.Keough wants to raise Tupelo to “find joy in simple things"Riley Keough and Ben Smith-Petersen attend the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Kevin Mazur/GettyNow, as Tupelo is growing up, Keough is thinking about how she wants her daughter’s childhood to be different than her own.OnCall Her Daddyin 2025, Keough discussed her own parenting style in relation to her mother’s.“I think she was such an amazing parent and she wanted us to have – I think her father did – these amazing experiences all the time,” she said. “For me personally, I think that the problem there could be for some that when you’re used to so much, it’s hard to find joy in simple things.“Keough continued, explaining how she planned to parent Tupelo, “I really want my children to be able to find joy and just playing in the backyard and doing normal kid stuff and not need, like, elephants and circus and all these things all the time.”

Riley Keoughmay come from a famous family line, but she’s not one to publicize her daughter’s life.

TheDaisy Jones & the Sixstar (andgranddaughter of Elvis Presley) became a mother in August 2022 when her daughter, Tupelo Storm, was born via surrogate.

Keough shares Tupelo with her husband of 10 years, Ben Smith-Petersen. The actress and the stunt performer met in 2012 while filmingMad Max: Fury Roadand married three years later on Feb. 4, 2015.

Now, the pair are learning to balance their work and home lives. Keough has said she simply wants “joy” for Tupelo, and not in the fantastical ways she experienced in her own childhood with music royalty.

“I really want my children to be able to find joy playing in the backyard and doing normal kids stuff and not need elephants and circus and all these things all the time,” she said onCall Her Daddyin 2025.

Here’s everything to know about Riley Keough’s daughter Tupelo Storm.

Tupelo’s first and middle names are family tributes

Riley Keough and her younger brother Benjamin Keough.Riley Keough/ Instagram

Riley Keough/ Instagram

Keough’s only child, Tupelo Storm, was born in August 2022 and her name includes two tributes to her mom’s family.

In a conversation withVanity Fair, Keough shared that she named her daughter in honor of her grandfather, Elvis, who was born in Tupelo, Miss.

“It’s funny because we picked her name before the Elvis movie,” Keough explained in her September 2023 cover story. “I was like, ‘This is great because it’s not really a well-known word or name in relation to my family—it’s not like Memphis or something.' ”

She continued, “Then when the Elvis movie came out, it was like,Tupelo this and Tupelo that. I was like, ‘Oh, no.’ But it’s fine.”

Tupelo’s middle name, Storm, is a tribute to Keough’s late brother, Benjamin Storm, whodied in July 2020.

Keough was proud to welcome Tupelo via surrogate

Riley Keough during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 19, 2024 in Park City, Utah.Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Dia Dipasupil/Getty

In September 2023, Keough opened up about the choice to welcome Tupelo via surrogate.

She explained toVanity Fairthat while she could “carry children,” she believed surrogacy to be the “best choice for what I had going on physically with the autoimmune stuff,” referring to her Lyme disease diagnosis.

Keough also took the time to praise surrogates. “I think it’s a very cool, selfless, and incredible act that these women do to help other people,” she said.

Keough and Drew Barrymore bonded over being “untraditional” moms

Riley Keough during an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers.Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty

Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty

Now, Keough is navigating the pressures of balancing a private family life with her career and fame. OnThe Drew Barrymore Showin October 2024, Keough andDrew Barrymoreconnected over the difficulties of trying to have busy careers and rich family lives.

“I think that there’s an idea of what you’re supposed to be as a mother, whereas fathers sort of can do the bare minimum and they’re fine,” Keough said. “And I think that when you’re a mother, especially if you’re an artist or a creative person, those are the things that give you life.”

For Keough, she had visions of motherhood that involved being “home all day” and “bak[ing] cookies,” but when reality hit, that’s not what she wanted. “I realized that I need to write and to perform and to do all these other things. And I was really hard on myself for that,” she said.

Keough wants to raise Tupelo to “find joy in simple things”

Riley Keough and Ben Smith-Petersen attend the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Now, as Tupelo is growing up, Keough is thinking about how she wants her daughter’s childhood to be different than her own.

OnCall Her Daddyin 2025, Keough discussed her own parenting style in relation to her mother’s.

“I think she was such an amazing parent and she wanted us to have – I think her father did – these amazing experiences all the time,” she said. “For me personally, I think that the problem there could be for some that when you’re used to so much, it’s hard to find joy in simple things.”

Keough continued, explaining how she planned to parent Tupelo, “I really want my children to be able to find joy and just playing in the backyard and doing normal kid stuff and not need, like, elephants and circus and all these things all the time.”

source: people.com