American actress Anne Heche died on Friday at the age of 53. She had been in a coma since Monday after a car accident in Los Angeles. She had suffered severe brain damage. Doctors eventually gave up the life support that was keeping her alive.
Anne Heche drove into the front of a Los Angeles house last week. The accident caused a fire and the actress was taken to hospital in critical condition. City police recently reported that traces of narcotics were found in his blood.
Revealed in “Another World“
Anne Heche had been revealed in the 1990s by the television series “Another World“. She then launched into the cinema, reaping praise from critics thanks to her role in “Donnie Brasco“, alongside Johnny Depp. She had also starred in “Remember ? last summer” (I Know What You Did Last Summer) ou encore “6 days, 7 nights” (Six Days Seven Nights).
Her relationship with presenter Ellen DeGeneres in the late 90s had attracted media attention and placed the actress “blacklisted“, according to Anne Heche.”For ten years, I no longer shot a big production“, she said in an interview last year.