The 53-year-old actor Anne Heche met with a car accident near her residence in the Mar Vista area in Los Angeles on Friday. Currently, she is in the intensive care unit and has severe burns. Reportedly, the vehicle ran off the road as it was travelling at a high speed and collided with a two-story house, and had driven 30 ft into the building. The house is reported to be damaged completely. Soon after the collision, the house caught fire, engulfing Heche’s car in flames. LA Police Public Information Officer Jeff Lee informed the media about the details on Friday.
She was taken to the hospital by the Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics, who also informed that it took more than an hour and 59 firefighters to extinguish the fire. No other injuries have been reported.
The photos and video footage have also been released by the US media outlet TMZ. In one of the footage, Heche can be seen driving her Mini Clubman at a high speed.
Initially, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced that a female adult was found in the vehicle, but later a source confirmed her identity.
TMZ also informed that Anne Heche was involved in a car accident just a few minutes before the collision.
About Anne Heche
Heche is famous for her roles in movies like Donnie Brasco, Return To Paradise, Six Days Seven Nights, and Wag The Dog. She became a famous actress after her soap opera, Another World. She played the double role of twins Marley Love and Vicky Hudson, which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award. She was a part of this soap opera from 1987 to 1991. She was a part of a lot of other television series like Quantico, The Brave, and Chicago PD.
She had often been a source of media attention during her relationship with the talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres in the 90s. Recently, in an interview, she talked about how she was “blacklisted” after she made her relationship public.
Celebrities Send Their Best Wishes
Alec Baldwin shared a video message on his Instagram sending his ‘old pal’ best wishes for a speedy recovery. The two acted together in the 2004 Broadway play Twentieth Century. Heche was nominated for this play for the ‘Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Play at the Tony Awards.
13 Minutes co-star, Peter Facinelli shared a picture of them on his Instagram story. The Twilight actor and Heche also starred in The Vanished.
Heche’s ex-boyfriend, James Tupper shared a photo of Anne and their 13-year-old son Atlas on Instagram. The two dated for more than ten years before their break up in January 2018.
Sources: CNN.com, TheGuardian, TelegraphIndia and FoxNews
