As a partner to Ellen DeGeneres, Heche has been the subject of public interest. The two lived out their lesbian love affair openly, the film industry struggled with it, and Heche’s career faltered. She was able to turn female frustration into an event through acting.
“I was raised to pretend I was fine.” Anne Heche on a picture from 2017.
Her life was among the most eventful in Hollywood, and it ended that way. Anne Heche drove her car into a house whose occupant was just saved, but not herself. It took 59 firefighters to rescue them from the rubble after more than five hours. At first still responsive, she quickly lost consciousness, sank into a coma that lasted for days and died in Los Angeles at the age of 53. She leaves behind two children aged 13 and 20. American media reports that traces of cocaine were found in her blood.