Anne Heche 'stable' after suffering severe burns in Los Angeles car accident [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Anne Heche stable after suffering severe burns in Los Angeles car accident
Fans and friends express support for Hollywood star who drove her car into house, which was left uninhabitable
Samira Asma-Sadeque
Sun 7 Aug 2022 14.58 BST
Last modified on Sun 7 Aug 2022 17.33 BST
Actor Anne Heche was stable in hospital amid a wave of support from fans and fellow stars following an accident in which she drove her car into a Los Angeles home, causing severe burn injuries to herself as well as damaging the house which has become uninhabitable.
As of Saturday, the Los Angeles police department (LAPD) said it was investigating the incident but had not determined its cause. The Los Angeles fire department (LAFD) said in a statement it took 59 firefighters to extinguish the fire.
In a statement Heather Duffy Boylston, Heches friend and podcast partner, said: Anne is currently in stable condition. Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time.
Ohio native Heche emerged on the NBC soap opera Another World from 1987 to 1991 where she snagged a Daytime Emmy. In the 1990s she became one of the hottest actors in Hollywood and co-starred with Johnny Depp in 1997s Donnie Brasco, with Tommy Lee Jones in 1997s Volcano and with Harrison Ford in 1998s Six Days, Seven Nights.
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