Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’ only child, in hospital after cardiac arrest | Ents & Arts News

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Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack.

The 54-year-old fell ill at her home in Calabasas, California, Thursday morning.

Her mother, Priscilla Presley, said: “My beloved daughter Lisa Marie has been taken to the hospital.

“She is now receiving the best of care. Please keep her and our family in your prayers.”

“We’re feeling prayers from all over the world, and we’re asking for privacy during this time.”

Paramedics were called to the property, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, just before 10.40am.

She was taken to the hospital by ambulance after paramedics performed CPR, and “determined that the patient had signs of life,” says a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

There has been no update on Presley’s status.

The cardiac arrest was first reported by celebrity news site TMZ.

Read more: Elvis Presley: The King Who Never Really Died

Photo: Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42

It comes just two days after she attended the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, where she celebrated Austin Butler winning Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role as her father in the biopic Elvis.

She did red carpet interviews, telling Entertainment Tonight that she was blown away by the star’s “incredible” performance.

And just this past weekend, Presley was at her father’s old Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, to celebrate the anniversary of his birth on January 8, 1935.

Elvis, widely considered to be the greatest rock and roll artist in history, died on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42.

Presley is also the mother of actor Riley Keough, who has two twin daughters.

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