Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' actress, suffers in-flight cardiac incident
Story highlights
- Fisher's brother says she is still in intensive care
- Fisher is taken to a hospital directly from Los Angeles International Airport
- Fisher made her film debut in 1975
(CNN)Carrie Fisher was
hospitalized Friday in Los Angeles after suffering a cardiac event
aboard a United Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles, a source
familiar with the incident told CNN.
The flight was on approach to Los Angeles when the 60-year-old "Star Wars" actress became ill.
Fisher was transported to a hospital directly from Los Angeles International Airport airport, the source said.
"Carrie
Fisher is still in the ICU," Todd Fisher, the actress's brother told
CNN by phone Friday evening. He is in Los Angeles but not at the
hospital with the family.
The Los
Angeles Fire Department previously said it responded to a cardiac arrest
at the United Airlines gate where the London flight arrived.
"LAFD
responded to LAX Gate 74 for patient on inbound flight in cardiac
arrest," LAFD Spokesman Erik Scott told CNN. "Paramedics standing by
upon arrival provided advanced life support and aggressively treated and
transported patient to local hospital."
Other celebrities aboard the same flight took to Twitter to express their concerns.
Comedian
Brad Gage tweeted: "I sat in front of Carrie Fisher on our flight from
London and she was just taken off the plane by EMTs."
YouTube personality Anna
Akana tweeted that the actress "stopped breathing" on the flight. Akana
thanked the doctor and nurse who came to Fisher's aid.
The on-screen princess
Fisher
was in London filming the latest season of Amazon's "Catastrophe." Just
days ago, she tweeted a photo of herself and actress Sharon Horgan on
set.
Born in Beverly Hills, California, Fisher got her start in Hollywood in 1975 in the movie "Shampoo," starring Warren Beatty.
The
talented actress, who is best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia
in the "Star Wars" movie franchise, also went on to act in plays,
television and blockbuster films and has written a number of
best-selling books.
Her career work has earned her two Emmy Award nominations.
Fisher has also been a longtime advocate for mental health awareness, drawing from her own struggles with bipolar disorder.
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