Presley Cash

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Presley Cash
Born
Megan Haun

(1997-06-13) June 13, 1997 (age 26)
Missouri, US
Years active2007–present

Presley Cash (born June 13, 1997) is an American musician and actress, known for starring in Taylor Swift's music videos for the songs "Mean" and "I Can See You".

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Early life

Cash was born on June 13, 1997, with the name "Megan Haun", but changed her name to "Presley Cash" because she felt it better represented her. [1] [2] Her grandmothers loved Elvis Presley, and the name "Cash" is a family name. [1] When Cash was 8, she and her mother, Sandra Haun, moved from Sunrise Beach, Missouri to Hollywood to work in the entertainment industry. [1] For the first three years they lived there, they slept on the floor of their apartment. [1] [3] Cash spent her teenage years living in the Oakwood apartments, a temporary housing complex for child actors in Los Angeles. [4]

Career

Cash and her mother were featured in the documentary, The Hollywood Complex, [5] and the TLC special, Raising Fame, [6] which were both about families trying to help their children become famous in Hollywood. [1] [7] In 2021, Cash hosted the talk show, Coffee and Contemplation Live. [8]

Work with Taylor Swift

In 2011, at age 13, Cash starred alongside Joey King in Swift's music video for "Mean" from the album Speak Now . Cash played a character who was bullied as a child, and grows up to be successful. [1] In 2023, Cash starred with King and Taylor Lautner in Swift's video for the song "I Can See You" from the re-recorded album Speak Now (Taylor's Version) . Cash played a character plotting to free Swift from a vault she was trapped in, and assist her in a heist. [9] The video was filmed in Liverpool and directed by Swift. [10] On July 7, 2023, Swift debuted the video at a concert at her The Eras Tour in celebration for the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version), and invited Cash, King, and Lautner on stage. [2]

Discography

Singles
TitleYearReference
La La La I Can't Hear You2023 [11]
Christmas Lights2021 [12]
Spoonful of Sugar2021 [13]
Above Ground Swimming Pool2020 [14]
Gun2019 [15]
Broken Heart Land2011 [16]

Filmography

Movies
TitleYearReference
A Star Is Born 2018 [17]
Abide in Me2011 [17]
Geist2011 [1]
Taylor Swift: Speak Now World Tour Live2011 [18]
The Hollywood Complex2010 [7]
Choose Connor2007 [17]
Music videos
TitleYearArtistReference
I Can See You2023Taylor Swift [19]
Mean2011Taylor Swift [20]
Television shows
TitleYearReference
Coffee and Contemplation Live2021 [8]
Raising Fame2013 [21]
Anderson2012 [3]
Chelsea Lately 2007 [17]

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