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Anne Heche
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Heche in 2014
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Anne Celeste Heche
May 25, 1969 Aurora, Ohio, U.S.
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| Died | August 11, 2022 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Education | Francis W. Parker School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–2022 |
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Coleman "Coley" Laffoon
(m. 2001; div. 2009) |
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| Children | 2 |
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Anne Celeste Heche (pronounced HAYTCH; May 25, 1969 – August 11, 2022) was an American actress. She was famous for her many roles in movies, TV shows, and plays. Anne won several awards, like a Daytime Emmy Award, for her acting.
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Anne Heche's Early Life
Anne Celeste Heche was born on May 25, 1969, in Aurora, Ohio. She was the youngest of five children. Her parents were Donald "Don" Joe Heche and Nancy Heche.
During her childhood, Anne's family moved around Ohio a lot. They lived in different towns near Cleveland and Akron. Her family was very religious. Anne's father, Don, often changed jobs and tried many different ways to make money. He was also a choir director in churches.
Because her father's jobs changed so much, the family moved many times. In 1977, they moved to the Atlantic City, New Jersey, area. Anne's first job was at a hamburger stand on the boardwalk. She would sing songs from Annie to get customers.
Her family often struggled with money. They lost their home and had to move in with a church family. Anne's mother and father separated. Her mother and all the children then got jobs to support themselves. Anne found her first professional acting job at a dinner theater in Swainton. She earned $100 a week.
Anne's father moved to New York City. Anne and her sisters would visit him there. He died on March 3, 1983, when he was 45. Just three months later, Anne's 18-year-old brother, Nathan, died in a car crash.
After these sad events, her family moved to Chicago. Anne, her mother, and her older sister lived together in a small, crowded apartment.
School and First Acting Roles
Anne went to the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago. She continued acting in school plays there. When she was 16, a talent scout saw her in a play. The scout invited her to try out for the TV show As the World Turns. Anne flew to New York City with her mother and was offered a part. However, she couldn't take the role because it meant moving to New York during the school year. Her mother also had a new job she couldn't leave.
In 1987, near the end of her last year of high school, Anne got another chance. She was offered an audition for the TV show Another World. She accepted the role, even though her mother didn't want her to. Anne moved to New York City and started her first TV acting job just days after graduating high school.
Anne Heche's Acting Career
Anne Heche became well-known for playing twin sisters, Vicky Hudson and Marley Love, on Another World. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991 for these roles.
Her first movie role was in O Pioneers! in 1992. In the 1990s, Anne's acting career grew. She got attention for her role in the movie Walking and Talking (1996). She also had a great supporting role in the crime movie Donnie Brasco (1997).
More big roles followed in 1997, including movies like Volcano, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Wag the Dog. In 1998, she became even more famous. She starred with Harrison Ford in the romantic comedy Six Days, Seven Nights. That same year, she also starred in Psycho.
From 1999 to 2001, Anne focused more on directing. She directed a part of the HBO movie If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000). After 2000, she mostly acted in independent films, TV shows, and plays.
In 2004, she was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in the play Twentieth Century. She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the TV movie Gracie's Choice. She had a praised supporting role in the movie Birth.
Other movies she appeared in include Cedar Rapids (2011), Catfight (2016), and My Friend Dahmer (2017). Anne also starred in TV series like Men in Trees (2006–2008). In 2020, she was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. She also voiced Suyin Beifong in the animated TV series The Legend of Korra (2014).
Other Projects
In 2001, Anne Heche wrote a book about her life called Call Me Crazy. It talked about her family and her career. In 2021, she said she was working on a second book called Call Me Sane. This second book, now titled Call Me Anne, was released in January 2023 after her death.
Anne also narrated several audiobooks. She read her own book, Call Me Crazy. She also narrated audiobooks for Stephen King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) and Tess Gerritsen's Vanish (2005). In 2017, Anne hosted a weekly radio show called Love and Heche on SiriusXM. In late 2020, she started a podcast called Better Together with Heather Duffy Boylston.
Personal Life
Anne Heche had a relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000. After they broke up, Anne started dating cameraman Coleman 'Coley' Laffoon. They got married on September 1, 2001. Their son, Homer, was born in 2002. They later divorced in 2007.
Anne then began a relationship with her Men in Trees co-star James Tupper. They had a son named Atlas Heche Tupper, who was born in 2009.
Death
On August 5, 2022, Anne Heche was seriously hurt in a car crash. She died at a hospital in Los Angeles on August 11, 2022, at age 53.
Awards and Nominations
Anne Heche received many awards and nominations during her career.
- 1989: Nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Another World.
- 1989: Won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Another World.
- 1991: Won a Daytime Emmy Award for Another World.
- 1992: Won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Another World.
- 1997: Won a National Board of Review Award for her roles in Wag the Dog and Donnie Brasco.
- 2000: Won a GLAAD Media Award and a Lucy Award.
- 2004: Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Gracie's Choice.
- 2004: Nominated for a Tony Award for the play Twentieth Century.
- 2019: Won a Career Tribute Award at the Sarasota Film Festival.
Books
- Heche, Anne (2001). Call Me Crazy: A Memoir.
Images for kids
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Heche with James Tupper in November 2014
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Heche with Ellen DeGeneres in September 1997
See Also
In Spanish: Anne Heche para niños
