Paula Lakhoff
| A Hollywood star was seriously injured when she crashed into a house in Los Angeles after first driving into another building.
American actor Anne Hech has died a week after being seriously injured when she crashed her car into a house in Los Angeles.
She first pulled into the garage of the apartment building before driving away.
Heche was 53 years old.
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The BBC quoted her representative as saying that the star is legally dead but will remain on life support to make organ donation possible.
Heche leaves behind two sons – 20-year-old Home and 13-year-old Atlas.
Her film credits included starring roles in Donnie Brasco, Vulcan and the 1998 remake of Psycho.
Heche wrote about her traumatic childhood in her memoir, Call Me Crazy.
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Tributes have been pouring in for the actor since the news broke.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, with whom Heche had a high-profile relationship in the 90s, wrote simply: “It’s a sad day. I send Ann’s children, family and friends all my love.’
It’s a sad day. I send Ann’s children, family and friends all my love.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) August 12, 2022
RIP Anne Hech. My heart is breaking. One of the nicest and most talented actors I’ve ever worked with. God bless you. You will be greatly missed.
— Isiah Whitlock Jr. (@IsiahWhitlockJr) August 12, 2022
Rest in peace, sweet princess @AnneHeche. It was an honor to work with you and stage one of your last feature film roles. Your light shines… pic.twitter.com/rNl2aGNf0V
— Eric Parkinson – HHSE (@EricHhse) August 13, 2022
This article first appeared on CapeTalk: American actor Anne Hech dies a week after car crash that left house on fire
