Anne Heche dead at 53 after severe brain injury following car crash

Hollywood star Anne Heche’s death has officially been ruled an accident, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has confirmed. The 53 year old actress, who was best known for her work in films such as Donnie Brasco alongside Johnny Depp, and Wag the Dog, alongside Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro, died last week after crashing her Mini Cooper car into a two-storey home in Los Angeles. It is thought the star was travelling at around 90mph at the time of the collision, exploding into a fireball that left the home uninhabitable.

Anne Heche crashed her blue Mini Cooper into a home a little before 11 a.m. PT on Friday, Aug.

speaking out after Anne Heche's death. The tenant in the home that burned down as a result of the late actress' fiery car crash earlier this month took to Instagram on Friday to react to news of Heche's death.«The news of Anne Heche passing is devastating.

Anne Heche has died days after being involved in a fiery car crash. The ‘Donnie Brasco’ actress, 53, had been in a coma following last week's wreck in Los Angeles when she crashed her Mini Cooper into a home, leaving her with major injuries, which included an anoxic brain injury. Heche's close friend Nancy Davis, announced her death on Friday (12.

Saying goodbye. Celebrities paid tribute to Anne Heche after the actress’ death at age 53 following the car crash that left her comatose.

who died Friday a week after crashing her car in Los Angeles — courted critical acclaim with scene-stealing roles in indie smash “Walking and Talking” and the mobster blockbuster “Donnie Brasco” — prompting studio execs to sit up and pay attention. By 1997, Heche — who had just turned 28 years old — was poised to become Tinseltown’s next leading lady, having inked deals to star in a rom-com opposite Harrison Ford and appear in a highly-anticipated remake of “Psycho.”But in August of that year, the starlet went public with the much-older and much more famous DeGeneres, who had publicly come out on the cover of Time magazine just four months earlier. The couple cozied up for the cameras at the premiere of Heche’s disaster flick “Volcano” and their same-sex romance exploded into the public eye.

Anne Heche crashed her blue Mini Cooper into a home a little before 11 a.m. PT on Friday, Aug.

Anne Heche has died at age 53 following the car accident that left her in critical condition, Us Weekly confirms.

Anne Heche crashed her blue Mini Cooper into a home a little before 11 a.m. PT on Friday, Aug.

Ellen DeGeneres is sending her love to Anne Heche's family amid news that the actress is «not expected to survive» following last week's fiery car crash.The former talk show host took to Twitter on Friday and express that «this is a sad day.» She added, «I'm sending Anne's children, family and friends all my love.» The sentiment comes a day after a rep told ET that Heche may not recover from the injuries she sustained in last week's car crash in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.«Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition,» the actress' rep said in a statement to ET on Thursday, on behalf of her family. «She is not expected to survive.»The rep added, «It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she's being kept on life support to determine if any are viable.»This is a sad day.

following a fiery car crash that left her in a coma for a week — with her rep confirming that she is “brain dead” and under California law that is the definition of death.Heche died at a Los Angeles-area hospital, her rep said in a statement Friday. She was 53.“We have lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,” the statement said.

Instagram Friday morning. TMZ later reported that she was brain-dead, which is legally considered dead in California.

Actress Anne Heche has died aged 53 after her life support was switched off following a car crash last week. Her death was announced by her friend Nancy Davis and family, The Guardian reports.

Anne Heche has tragically passed away at the age of 53 after a car crash last week left her in a coma.

What a very, very sad outcome.

Guardian, the news was confirmed by her family, after they previously announced she’d be taken off life support.

Anne Heche isn’t expected to survive after being admitted to hospital for injuries she suffered in a horrific car crash last Friday.

Anne Heche remains in a coma and is and it not expective to survive after her Friday, August 5, car crash.