The death of Anne Heche leaves her 85 year old mother Nancy Heche the parent of four deceased children out of five, as well as a widower after her husband died in 1983.
Anne and her devout Christian mother were estranged after Anne embarked on a lesbian relationship with Ellen DeGeneres from 1977 to 2000 - which her mother openly disapproved of.
Anne was declared brain dead on Friday, a week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles home whilst reportedly under the influence of cocaine.
The 53-year-old actress was taken to hospital and placed in a coma following the incident, where her car was "engulfed in flames" and her representatives confirmed on Friday that she had died after succumbing to her injuries.
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