Where Was Priscilla Before Elvis Filmed On Location?

It's funny how questions like this mix the real people and the movie versions — so here's the straightforward take: if you mean the recent Baz Luhrmann film 'Elvis', Priscilla Presley herself was based in Los Angeles during the movie's production, but the woman who played her, Olivia DeJonge, was an Australian actress who came from Melbourne and joined the on-location shoots in Australia.

Luhrmann shot a huge chunk of 'Elvis' on the Gold Coast in Queensland, with additional scenes staged to represent Memphis and Las Vegas. That meant the cast — including Austin Butler and Olivia DeJonge — were largely working in Australia during principal photography, then some sequences and pick-ups were done to recreate American locations. Real-life Priscilla was involved behind the scenes as a consultant and holds a producing credit, but she wasn't living on set; her home and life were primarily in the U.S., while the actors traveled to where the cameras rolled.

If you trace this back to the actual historical timeline, it’s easy to see why people get mixed up: Priscilla first met Elvis in Germany in 1959, later moved to Graceland and then to Los Angeles after their marriage. During Elvis’s 1960s movie years — when he shot films like 'Blue Hawaii' or 'Viva Las Vegas' on location — Priscilla didn’t always accompany him on every shoot as she was still fairly young and adjusting to life with him. For the modern biopic, though, think of it like this: the on-screen Priscilla was an Australian actress working in Australia, while the real Priscilla was stateside and advising the production — a neat split between the life behind the camera and the life being portrayed. Pretty cool to see how those layers come together, if you ask me.

If your question is aimed at the original Priscilla Presley and the era when Elvis was doing location shoots in the 1960s, the quick, lived-in version is that she was mostly based at Graceland in Memphis or at their home in the U.S. while Elvis traveled for films. She met him in Germany in 1959 and later moved into his world at home; during many location shoots — for example, when Elvis went off to film in Hawaii or Vegas for certain projects — Priscilla often stayed behind to keep things steady at home.

On the flip side, if you’re asking about the newer 'Elvis' film, the woman portraying Priscilla, Olivia DeJonge, was acting out the role from Australia (primarily around the Gold Coast) because Baz Luhrmann filmed a lot of the movie there. Meanwhile, the real Priscilla was living in Los Angeles and served as a consultant/producer, rather than being a regular presence on set. Either way, the distinction is that onscreen Priscilla and the actual Priscilla were often in different places during filming — two parallel tracks that make the story feel even more cinematic. I find that split pretty fascinating.