Award-winning actor Anne Heche has died at the age of 53 following a horrific car wreck a week ago.
Heche had been in hospitalized since the Aug. 5 crash.
The house and vehicle were engulfed in flames.
It took 59 firefighters over an hour to rescue Heche and bring the fire under control.
The house owner was safely evacuated.
Police toldDeadlinethat initial bloodwork showed Heche had narcotics in her system.
She earned an Emmy nomination in 2004 for Lifetime movie Gracie’s Choice.
In the same year, she received a Tony nomination for her performance in Broadway show Twentieth Century.
She later married cameraman Coleman Laffoon.
They had a son in 2002.
Their relationship ended in 2018.
