By Diana Dasrath and David K. Li -
NBC News
Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter born to the iconic rocker Elvis Presley, was rushed to a California hospital on Thursday, her mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement posted on social media.
"He is receiving the best of care," Presley wrote.
“Please keep her and our family in her prayers.
We feel everyone's prayers and ask for privacy during this time."
Authorities say Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and firefighters went to a home in upscale Calabasas Thursday morning
after receiving a call about a woman who couldn't breathe.
Staff felt her pulse and took her by ambulance to a local hospital, according to authorities.
Lisa Marie Presley is
54 years old.
Elvis Presley and his daughter Lisa Marie Presley in 1973. Frank Carroll / Sygma via Getty Images file
The career and legacy of his father, one of the most iconic musicians of all time, was the subject of a biopic (
Elvis
) last year that chronicled Presley's rise to fame, but also his strained relationship with his manager, Tom Parker.
Actor Austin Butler, who played the singer in the film, won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture on Tuesday.
Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley were at the award ceremony to see the actor collect the statuette from him.
Elvis's daughter has been married four times, her best-known husband being pop star Michael Jackson.
She was also married to actor Nicholas Cage, Danny Keough, and Michael Lockwood.
Her son with Keough, Benjamin Keough, committed suicide in 2020.