American actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies, suffered a heart attack aboard a United Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles, according to CNN.
Her brother, Todd Fisher, later told the Associated Press that she was "out of emergency" and had stabilized at a Los Angeles hospital. He said he could not discuss any other details about what happened.
According to celebrity news website TMZ, the heart attack happened about 15 minutes before the plane landed, with passengers attempting to revive her with CPR.
The Star Wars star and author was treated by paramedics upon landing in Los Angeles.
Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, and Fisher's beloved French bulldog, Gary, arrived at the UCLA Medical Center shortly after the actress was rushed there.
? #CarrieFisher's Daughter & Dog Arrive At Hospital (VIDEO) https://t.co/LfItVNmooq
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 23, 2016
Fisher, 60, had been on tour to promote her latest book, The Princess Diarist.
Fisher appeared in the original Star Wars trilogy and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a sequel released last year.
Fellow Star Wars cast members and celebrities have used social media to send their well-wishes to Fisher.
Mark Hamill, who acted as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films.
as if 2016 couldn't get any worse... sending all our love to @carrieffisher
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 23, 2016
Peter Mayhew, who portrays Chewbacca, in the Star Wars films.
Thoughts and prayers for our friend and everyone's favorite princess right now.. @carrieffisher
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) December 23, 2016
I ask everyone to stop for a moment and send special thoughts to @carrieffisher.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 23, 2016
My thoughts are with Carrie Fisher and her family. https://t.co/4aJT5ffeFL
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 23, 2016
Carrie Fisher please b ok!!!
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) December 23, 2016
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