Anne Heche, the star of Six Days Seven Nights Donnie Brasco, Wag the Dog and a Daytime Emmy-winning TV actress who was equally comfortable in everything from heavy dramas to sitcoms to romantic comedies, has been taken off life support.
Declared brain dead several days ago, following her Aug. 5 fiery car crash in Los Angeles, Heche had been left on a ventilator with her heart beating so she could be evaluated for organ donation.
After multiple organs were successfully harvested today, Heche was taken off life support. She was 53.“Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support,” a rep for the actor said Sunday evening.Heche sustained severe injuries when her car jumped a curb and careened into a house in West L.A., where it burst into flames.
She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. After Heche was pronounced brain dead earlier this week following tests that did not detect brain activity, her family on Thursday made the difficult decision to take her off life support after any viable organs could be donated if a match was found.On Friday, her family and friend released the following statement:“We have lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend.
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