Anne Heche
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Anne Heche | |
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 Heche in June 2007 | |
| Born | Anne Celeste Heche |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Coleman Laffoon (2001–2009) |
| Partner(s) | Ellen DeGeneres (1997–2000) James Tupper (2007–present) |
Anne Celeste Heche (pronounced haysh; born May 25, 1969) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Heche was born in Aurora, Ohio, the daughter of Nancy and Donald Heche. Her father was an organist, church founder, Baptist minister, and choir director.[1] In her book, Call Me Crazy, she claimed that her father molested her during her childhood, giving her herpes. Her father later disclosed his homosexuality to his family before dying of AIDS in 1983. In that same year, Heche's older brother Nate, who was also an actor, was killed in a car accident just a few months before his graduation from high school.[2] Heche was a noted actress even at Francis W. Parker School, in Chicago, and the soap opera As the World Turns offered her a contract in 1985, when she was 16. However, both she and her mother felt it best that she finish high school first.
Career
Immediately after her high school graduation, Heche landed her first major TV role, that of good and evil twins Vicky and Marley on the NBC soap opera Another World. Heche made quite an impression with the complicated dual role, earning Daytime Emmy and Soap Opera Digest Awards. Heche taped her final episode of Another World in 1991 and the following year made a significant TV film debut alongside Jessica Lange in the Golden Globe-nominated adaptation of Willa Cather’s O Pioneers. She made her feature debut as Mary Jane Wilks in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1993) and gradually landed larger roles in I'll Do Anything (1994) and TV movies Against the Wall (1994) and Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long (1995), playing Huey Long's mistress.
Her breakthrough role was that of a friend of Demi Moore who falls victim to a hit man in the thriller The Juror (1996). She appeared alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and Cher in the controversial abortion drama If These Walls Could Talk (1996). She went on to appear in the acclaimed indie Walking and Talking (1996) before appearing opposite Johnny Depp in Donnie Brasco (1997), as the wife of an FBI agent whose intensely guarded job as a mafia infiltrator threatens to destroy his own life and family. Heche then teamed with Tommy Lee Jones in the disaster flick Volcano (1997) and continued her rise with a well-reviewed turn as a presidential advisor in the political satire Wag the Dog (1997). She appeared in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and starred opposite Harrison Ford in the romantic adventure Six Days, Seven Nights (1998). In 1998, she starred as Marion Crane opposite Vince Vaughn in the poorly received remake of Psycho (1998). In 1999, she played the skeptical daughter of a woman proposed as a candidate for sainthood in The Third Miracle. Heche wrote and directed the Emmy-nominated HBO movie If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000).
In 2001, Heche released the memoir Call Me Crazy. She had appeared in the Denzel Washington thriller John Q and also played Dr. Sterling in the long-delayed adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's bestseller Prozac Nation (2001). She had a recurring role on the hit show Ally McBeal as the eccentric soulmate of John Cage during the 2000-01 season. Heche starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Proof on Broadway. In 2004, Heche received an Emmy nomination for playing a drug-addicted mother who neglects her children in the Lifetime movie Gracie's Choice (2004). She starred alongside Nicole Kidman in the well-received independent film Birth and also appeared in a recurring role on the WB drama Everwood before returning to Broadway, where she was nominated for a Tony Award for a revival of Twentieth Century, starring opposite Alec Baldwin. She then took on a recurring role on Nip/Tuck in 2005 as an ex-mob wife and Witness Protection Program subject who requires plastic surgery. By the next fall, she was headlining her own primetime show, ABC’s dramedy Men in Trees where she starred as a transplanted New York author living in small town Alaska, which happens to be abundant with single men and few women. Men in Trees was canceled in May 2008, after a season shortened by the writer’s strike. Her most recent film is Spread, a sex comedy co-starring Ashton Kutcher released in 2009.
Heche currently stars in HBO's new series Hung, a dark comedy that centers on a well-endowed but struggling high school basketball coach. Thomas Jane plays the lead character, Ray. Heche plays Ray's ex-wife, who is remarried. The actress replaces Kristin Bauer, who played the role in the pilot.
Personal life
Relationships
In the early 1990s, Heche dated both Another World costars Richard Burgi and David Forsyth.[3] She also dated musician Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac for a year in the early 1990s. Heche dated comedian Steve Martin, 24 years her senior, for two years. She is rumored to be the basis for Heather Graham's character in Bowfinger, although Martin denies it.[4]
Heche's same-sex relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres and the events following their breakup became subjects of widespread media interest. The couple started dating in 1997 shortly after the famous "Puppy Episode" of DeGeneres' sitcom Ellen. At one point, the two said they would get a civil union if such became legal in Vermont. They also worked on film and TV projects together. They broke up in August 2000.
Shortly after the split, Heche began dating cameraman Coley Laffoon, whom she met while Laffoon was filming a comedy special for DeGeneres. They were married on September 1, 2001. Their son, Homer, was born six months later, on March 2, 2002. The couple formally separated in late January 2007.[5] Laffoon filed for divorce on February 2, 2007.[6] After a long-running court battle over spousal and child support, Heche and Laffoon reached a divorce settlement on March 4, 2009, two years after they separated.[3][7][8]
Sources say Heche left her husband for Men in Trees co-star James Tupper.[9] The couple reportedly moved in together in August, 2007.[10] Their son, Atlas Heche Tupper, was born over the weekend of March 7-8, 2009.[11]
She appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in August 2009, publicly criticizing her ex-husband. During her TV interview, Anne complained about the $3,700-per-month she gives Coley in child support. Anne not only called him a "lazyass" but went on to say in response to questions about his job: "He goes out to the mailbox and he opens up the little mailbox door and goes, 'Oh! I got a check from Anne! Oh! I got a check from Anne! Yay!'[12][13][14]
Family
Her mother, Dr. Nancy Heche, is a professional Christian psychotherapist. She has toured the USA as a Christian speaker giving testimony of the impact on her life by her husband's death from AIDS/HIV in 1983, by the sudden "death bed" revelation of his secret adulterous relationship, and by Anne's lesbian relationship. Nancy Heche has described how her spiritual views toward homosexuals have changed. In her recent book, The Truth Comes Out, she describes how prayers and her own personal spiritual awakening coincided with Anne's change from a lesbian relationship.
In 1994, Heche's sister, Susan Bergman, wrote a book about the family and their relationship with their father titled Anonymity. Heche and Bergman were reportedly estranged after the release of Bergman's book; Bergman died in January 2006.[15]
Psychological problems
On August 19, 2000, Heche knocked on the door of a home in Fresno, California. Dazed and scantily clad, Heche said her SUV had broken down, asked to take a shower, and then made herself at home. When the police arrived a short time later, Heche, who had publicly announced the end of her headline-grabbing three-year relationship with DeGeneres the day before, declared she was God and would take everyone back to heaven in her spaceship. Press reports at the time explained that her disorientation was the result of mental illness—fueled by Ecstasy, according to Heche—stemming from childhood abuse by her father, which led her to create an alter ego named Celestia, who was "daughter of God, half-sibling of Christ, and that she was to spread a message of love to this stricken planet before ascending into Heaven".[16][17][18]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | An Ambush of Ghosts | Denise | |
| The Adventures of Huck Finn | Mary Jane Wilks | ||
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Claire | |
| Milk Money | Betty | ||
| A Simple Twist of Fate | Tanny's Playmate | uncredited | |
| 1996 | The Juror | Juliet | first nude role |
| Wild Side | Alex Lee/Johanna | ||
| Pie in the Sky | Amy | ||
| Walking and Talking | Laura | ||
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Maggie Pistone | |
| Volcano | Dr. Amy Barnes | ||
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | Melissa 'Missy' Egan | ||
| Wag the Dog | Winifred Ames | ||
| 1998 | Psycho | Marion Crane | |
| Return to Paradise | Beth Eastern | ||
| Six Days Seven Nights | Robin Monroe | ||
| 1999 | The Third Miracle | Roxane | |
| 2000 | Auggie Rose | Lucy | also known as Beyond Suspicion |
| 2001 | Prozac Nation | Dr. Sterling | |
| 2002 | John Q. | Rebecca Payne | |
| 2004 | Birth | Clara | |
| 2005 | Sexual Life | Gwen | |
| 2007 | What Love Is | Laura | |
| Suffering Man's Charity | Helen | ||
| Superman: Doomsday | Lois Lane | voice | |
| 2008 | Toxic Skies | Dr. Tess Martin | |
| 2009 | Spread | Samantha | Was released on August 14 in select theaters |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–91 | Another World | Victoria 'Vicky' Hudson/Marley Love Hudson | |
| 1992 | O Pioneers! | Marie | |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Kate | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Investigator | Lucinda | |
| Girls in Prison | Jennifer | ||
| Against the Wall | Sharon | ||
| 1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Aileen Dumont | |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could Talk | Christine Cullen | segment "1996" |
| Subwaystories: Tales from the Underground | Pregnant Girl | segment "Manhattan Miracle" | |
| 1997–98 | Ellen | Karen | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | One Kill | Captain Mary Jane O'Malley | |
| 2001 | Ally McBeal | Melanie West | 7 episodes |
| 2004 | The Dead Will Tell | Emily Parker | |
| Gracie's Choice | Rowena Lawson | ||
| 2004–05 | Everwood | Amanda Hayes | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | True | ||
| Nip/Tuck | Nicole Morretti | 3 episodes | |
| Silver Bells | Catherine O'Mara | ||
| 2005–06 | Higglytown Heroes | Gloria the Waitress | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Fatal Desire | Tanya Sullivan | |
| 2007 | Masters of Science Fiction | Martha Van Vogel | 1 episode |
| 2006–08 | Men in Trees | Marin Frist | 36 episodes |
| 2009 | Hung | Jessica Haxon | 10 episodes |
Director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | segment "2000 |
| 2001 | Ellen De Generes: American Summer Documentary | |
| On the Edge | segment Reaching Normal |
References
- ^ "Anne Heche Biography (1969-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Anne Heche Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ a b "Anne Heche - Biography". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Bowfinger Page 7". redknotstudio.com. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "Anne Heche, Husband Split". People. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Anne Heche's Husband Files for Divorce". Peoplecom. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Heche Battles Estranged Husband Over Furniture". Imdb.com. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Anne Heche: I Can't Afford Child Support". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Anne Heche's New Romance". ET Online. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "Heche Moves In with Tupper". Imdb.com. 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "It's a Baby Boy for Anne Heche!". People. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "Anne Heche accused of Bullying". Boston.com. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Anne heche gets Nasty". Extratv. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4MI9XB6pvM&feature=player_embedded%7Ctitle=Youtube video of interview
- ^ AEGIS-Chicago Tribune: Susan Bergman 1957-2006
- ^ Slotek, Jim (September 18, 2001). "Heaven and Heche: Actor Has Had a Strange Couple of Years...", The Toronto Sun, p. 54.
- ^ "'Elated' Anne Heche weds, closes the door on her past", USA Today (September 4, 2001), P. 2d.
- ^ MacDonald, Marianne (March 13, 2004). "Back to Earth?: Once one half of the world's most famous lesbian couple, Anne Heche's 'spaceship' breakdown captivated America. Today, she says, her feet are resolutely on terra firma", National Post (Canada), p. SP08.
Further reading
- Heche, Anne. Call Me Crazy: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster, 2001. ISBN 0743229134.
- Heche, Nancy. The Truth Comes Out. Gospel Light Publications, 2006. ISBN 0830739122.
External links
- Official website
- Anne Heche at IMDb
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- 1998 Anne Heche Article
- The Anne Heche Interview Summary of an interview with Heche on September 5, 2001 on ABC News.
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