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Anne Heche was an American actress, director , screenwriter and producer. She was born on May 25, 1969 in Aurora, Ohio. The father of Anna Heche was Donald Heche who was an organist, choir director and founder of a Baptist Church. Nancy Pickett was Anna Heche’s mother and she was a conversion therapy activist.
Anna Heche was the youngest of five children.
Strangely, in an autobiography of Anna Heche titled Call Me Crazy she indicates that for the first 12 years of her life, she was raped by her father. She also revealed that her father transferred vaginal herpes to her. It should be noted that her father died in 1983 due to AIDS.
Anne Heche ‘s career began at age 12 and she was a chorus singer in a cafe-theater. She was discovered at age 15 by a talent scout at a time when she was playing as an amateur at the theater of her high school.
When Anne Heche was 17 years old and had graduated, she relocated to New York where she played a role in Another World. She was in Another World for four years and in 1991, she won a Daytime Emmy Award.
Anna Heche Accident
Anne Heche got involved in a serious car accident on August 5, 2022. The accident occurred in Los Angeles when she was driving a Mini Clubman.
According to reports, Anne Heche crashed her car into the garage of a building and after restarting the car, she drove into a villa.
Subsequently, her car caught fire. About sixty firefighters came to her aid. She fell into a coma and according to reports attributed to her family, she was not expected to survive due to a severe anoxic brain injury.
She was then pronounced dead on August 11, 2022.
Relationship
She was with Ellen DeGeneres for three and a half years. They were in a relationship. However, in 2001, Anne Heche got married to Coleman Laffoon and they had a son.
Anne Heche and Coleman Laffoon separated in 2007 and finally divorced two years later. Anne Heche gave birth to a son, Atlas from a relationship she had with James Tupper.
She and James Tupper went their separate ways in 2018. Anne Heche also got involved with actor Thomas Jane but the year 2020 saw their separation.
Filmography
As an actress, she was involved in movies such as 1993: An Ambush of Ghosts: Denise, 1993: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ( The Adventures of Huck Finn ) by Stephen Sommers: Mary Jane Wilks, 1994: I’ll Do Anything by James L. Brooks: Claire, 1994: The Surprise ( Milk Money ) by Richard Benjamin: Betty, 1994: A Simple Twist of Fate by Gillies MacKinnon: Tanny’s Playmate, 1995: Wild Side by Donald Cammell: Alex Lee / Johanna, 1995: Pie in the Sky by Bryan Gordon Amy and 1996: Marriage or Celibacy ( Walking and Talking ) by Nicole Holofcener: Laura.
She also worked on 1998: Stripping for Jesus, 2000: Sex Revelations, 2000 segment and 2001: On the Edge (TV movie) as a Screenwriter.She produced 2004: The Ghosts of Love (TV movie).
Some of the awards she received include Soap Opera Digest Awards 1989: Best Young Actress for Another World, Daytime Emmy Awards 1991: Outstanding Young Actress in a Drama Series for Another World, Soap Opera Digest Awards 1992: Best Actress for Another World, NBR Awards 1997: Best Supporting Actress for Men of Influence and Lucy Awards 2000: Best Cast for Sex Revelations, shared with Sharon Stone, Michelle Williams, Cher, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, I. Marlene King, Jane Anderson, Nancy Savoca.
