Editing Priscilla Presley (section)

=== Acting Career ===

Concurrent with her work on the Presley estate, Priscilla Presley pursued an acting career that produced two substantial successes.

From 1983 to 1988 she played Jenna Wade, a recurring love interest of the central character J.R. Ewing, in the CBS prime-time soap opera ''Dallas''. The series was at the height of its popularity during this period, regularly drawing audiences of thirty million or more in the United States. Her performance was received warmly and she became one of the show's more recognizable supporting figures, returning for the 2012 revival of the series as well.

The ''Naked Gun'' film series — based on the television series ''Police Squad!'' and produced by the team of [[David Zucker]], Jerry Abrahams, and Jim Abrahams — cast Priscilla Presley opposite [[Leslie Nielsen]] in all three installments: ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (1988), ''Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' (1991), and ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' (1994). Her role as Jane Spencer, the romantic interest of Nielsen's bumbling Detective Frank Drebin, showcased a comic sensibility that surprised many observers and earned her genuine critical affection. The films remain among the most successful comedy franchises of their era.

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! style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px; text-align: left;" | Role
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| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | ''Dallas''
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | 1983–1988, 2012
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Jenna Wade
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | CBS prime-time drama; recurring role across five seasons; returned for the revival series
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| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!''
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | 1988
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Jane Spencer
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | First installment of the comedy franchise; box office success
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| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | ''Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear''
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | 1991
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Jane Spencer
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Second installment; grossed over $86 million worldwide
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| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult''
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | 1994
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Jane Spencer
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Third installment; completed the franchise trilogy
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| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | ''Those Amazing Animals''
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | 1980–1981
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Co-host
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | ABC nature documentary series; her first significant television role
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| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | ''Elvis'' (Baz Luhrmann)
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | 2022
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Herself (consultant)
| style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px 12px;" | Served as a consultant on the biographical film; attended the Cannes premiere
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