Lisa Marie Presley died: singer, songwriter, daughter of Elvis was 54

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock icon Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley, whose close relationship with her father was just one of the legacies she carried, died Thursday in Los Angeles after earlier in the day the hospital was rushed. She was 54.

Her death was confirmed by her mother, Priscilla, who issued a statement to the Associated Press.

“It is with a heavy heart that I share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Presley said in the statement. “She was the most passionate, strongest and most loving woman I have ever known.”

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Presley’s Calabasas, Calif., home this morning after receiving a call that someone at the home had gone into cardiac arrest, a law enforcement source told Deadline. Firefighters’ paramedics also arrived and after treating Presley to stabilize her, they took her to a local hospital near West Hills.

Lisa Marie and Priscilla attended the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night to support Austin Butler, who won the Globe for Best Actor in the Motion Picture – Drama category for his portrayal of the title character in Baz Luhrmann’s elvis, about the King of Rock and Roll. Lisa Marie also visited the Warner Bros. on Sunday with her daughter, actress Riley Keough. Attended Elvis birthday event at the Formosa Cafe in LA.

Lisa Marie, an executive at Elvis Presley Enterprises, was recently spotted outside her father’s old home, Graceland, celebrating the icon’s 88th birthday on January 8 with friends and family.

“Thank you,” Presley said to the crowd. “It’s been a while. I missed you. I keep saying you are the only ones who can get me out of my house. After celebrating her father’s birthday in Memphis, Presley returned to LA for a star-studded Hollywood bash elvis cast and crew.

A singer-songwriter herself, Presley was just 9 years old when her father, a titanic figure in music history, died in 1977 at the age of 42. Three years later, with the death of her grandfather and great-grandmother, Lisa Marie became the sole heir to the vast Presley estate.

After gaining international attention as a young Elvis bride, Lisa Marie’s mother, Priscilla, achieved her own public success and became a busy actress, starring opposite Leslie Nielsen in the film series ‘Naked Gun’ and in the long numerous guest appearances on television made him an actor. -running hit streak Dallas.

As a child born into the spotlight, Lisa Marie has led a life shrouded in a kind of hard-won mystery and unabashed flair. Through marriages to Michael Jackson, Nicolas Cage, musician Danny Keough and music producer Michael Lockwood – she was unmarried at the time of her death – Presley knew great fame, fortune and tragedy: Her son Benjamin Keough died by suicide in 2020 at the age of 27.

In a determined effort to build her own musical career, Presley recorded three albums (Who is it for?2003; What now, 2005; and storm and grace2012).

With her soulful voice and moody approach, Presley’s music was well received by critics and fans alike, even as she struggled with an inability to break away from expectations of being the daughter of the King of Rock and Roll. Although Presley was usually shy about embracing her father’s legacy, she sang duets with his recordings of “Don’t Cry Daddy” and “In the Ghetto”.

Presley was born to arguably the world’s most famous father, who flew in his own private jet, which he dubbed The Lisa Marie. Presley later married the only man who could claim Elvis’ rival fame: in a marriage that began in 1994 and essentially ended the following year (their divorce was finalized in 1996), Presley and the “King or Pop” Jackson went international news . In 2010, she told Oprah Winfrey that she and Jackson remained friends for years after their divorce.

In addition to her professional career—and personal life—Presley was known for her humanitarian efforts, including overseeing the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation as chairman, involvement with Winfrey’s Angel Network, and a host of other charities and efforts bearing Presley’s name. A 2011 proclamation from the city of Memphis described Presley as “a humanitarian and philanthropist who continues to focus her efforts on the hometown Memphis she knows and loves.” Through her efforts and time, she has improved homelessness and literacy and raised money for local charities and organizations. She is raising awareness for Memphis and continues to set an example of what a person can do when they put their mind to it.

In 2002, Presley’s work for the Church of Scientology earned her the organization’s Humanitarian Award, but she ended her longtime association with the group in 2014, saying at the time that she had become disillusioned with the church around 2008.

Presley is survived by her daughters Riley, Harper and Finley; and mother Priscilla.

Deadline’s Denise Petski and Dominic Patten contributed to this report.