Talulah Riley is an actor, writer, and public figure thanks to her marriage to tech CEO Elon Musk. She has a net worth that may not be quite as high as her wealthy ex's, but it's still an impressive amount. Born in Hertfordshire, Riley began her acting career in 2003 with the British TV show Agatha Christie's Poirot as a young Angela Warren. Over the years, she briefly appeared in small roles in Thor: the Dark World, Inception, and more, but it wasn't until around 2016, when she had a supporting performance in Westworld, that she began getting more attention.
In 2008, Talulah Riley met Elon Musk at a bar and the pair married two years later in 2010 (via The Guardian). They divorced in 2012, then remarried in 2013, before divorcing again in 2016. Riley then met Thomas Brodie-Sangster while working on 2022's Pistol together. They became engaged in 2023 and were married on June 22, 2024 (via The Independent). Riley has continued acting in movies and television and every year, she appears to get more and more significant roles. While her career hasn't exploded yet, she's still earned herself a tidy net worth.
Talulah Riley's Net Worth
Riley Is Likely Worth Over $5 Million
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Talulah Riley has a net worth of $5 million. However, some online sources like Yahoo claim that Riley earned around $20 million in total from her two divorces from Elon Musk. It could be that the divorce money is only being paid out in stages and so Riley has not received the full amount as of 2024. That would make some sense considering she's only appeared in less than 30 movies and TV shows, with her biggest part being in Pistol, a relatively small miniseries on FX.
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Title |
Role |
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Nearly Famous (2007) |
Lila Reed |
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Inception (2010) |
Eames's Blonde Woman disguise |
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Westworld (2016-2018) |
Angela |
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Pistol (2022) |
Vivienne Westwood |
$5 million feels like an unnaturally high amount for her relatively young career, so divorce money being a part of that total checks out. As for her feelings on the notorious controversy-courting Elon Musk, Riley has only good things to say (via The Independent),
"He’s a great friend. He looks out for me. We are in a happy place now, where we’re good to each other, which is really nice. I have here utmost love for him."
Talulah Riley's Age & Height
Riley Is A Libra
Talulah Riley stands about 5' 8" according to IMDb and 5' 7 3/4" according to CelebHeights. Her birthday is September 26, 1985, making her 39 in the winter of 2025 and a Libra. Libra is an air sign represented by scales and those born under the sign are known for their desire for balance and harmony (via Allure). Riley's easygoing and amicable relationship with her former husband, Elon Musk, is a testament to that desire for accord.
Libra signs also tend to be regularly coupled up, enjoying the presence of another on their arm.
Libra signs also tend to be regularly coupled up, enjoying the presence of another on their arm. With two marriages to the same man, and another that came only a few years later, it's clear that Riley, like many Libras, enjoys the company of a significant other.
Talulah Riley Is Also An Author & Has Published Two Books
Riley's Latest Novel, The Quickening, Is A Dystopian Thriller
Riley is a multi-talented artist and has a burgeoning writing career alongside her acting one. She published her first book in August 2016, Acts of Love, a modern love story between an English journalist and a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, though she claims it has no relation to her own life (via The Independent).
Her second book, The Quickening, arrived in June 2022 and features a dystopian alternate universe where men are second-class citizens, enslaved by a ruling matriarchy. It has similar ideas to The Handmaid's Tale and also feels slightly inspired by HBO's Westworld, where Riley spent 12 episodes as one of the android hosts. Riley has had a lot of new experiences in the 2020s and whether she'll put most of her energy into acting or writing is yet to be seen, but it will certainly have a net positive on the artist's net worth.
What Talulah Riley Is Up To Today
Riley Takes Fewer Acting Roles These Days
Talulah Riley's acting career is still continuing with her latest role coming in 2024, playing Mephistopheles in one episode of the UK series The Marlowe Sessions. Riley had also written and directed a movie that was based on a story by her own father, with 2015's Scottish Mussel, in which she also appeared as Beth. However, in an essay about her married life in The Times, Riley also described herself as "privileged and unemployed", suggesting a new acting role wasn't a priority for her. In the same essay, she denied taking on a traditional housewife role:
“So please don’t call me a trad wife. I’ve been divorced twice — there’s nothing trad about that unless you’re Zsa Zsa Gabor.”
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