Anne Heche Biography (1969-)

Surname is pronounced "Haysh"; full name, Anne Celeste Heche; born May 25, 1969, in Aurora, OH; daughter of Donald (an organist, choir director, and church founder) and Nancy Heche; married Coleman "Coley" Laffoon (a camera operator), September 1, 2001; children: Homer Heche Laffoon. Addresses: Agent: Steve Dontanville, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills,CA 90212.; Manager: Jason Weinberg, Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West ThirdSt., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Publicist: Brad Cafarelli, Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, writer
Birth Details: May 25, 1969; Aurora, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Denise, An Ambush of Ghosts, 1993
Mary Jane Wilks, The Adventures of Huck Finn (also known as TheAdventures of Huckleberry Finn), Buena Vista, 1993
Betty, Milk Money, Paramount, 1994
Claire, I'll Do Anything, Columbia, 1994
(Uncredited) Tanny's playmate, A Simple Twist of Fate, Buena Vista, 1994
Amy Morgan, Pie in the Sky, New Line Cinema, 1995
Juliet, The Juror, Columbia, 1996
Laura, Walking and Talking, Miramax, 1996
Dr. Amy Barnes, Volcano, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Maggie Pistone, Donnie Brasco, TriStar, 1997
Melissa "Missy" Egan, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Winifred Ames, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1997
Stripping for Jesus (short film), 1997
Beth Eastern, Return to Paradise (also known as All for One), Universal, 1998
Marion Crane, Psycho, Universal, 1998
Robin Monroe, Six Days, Seven Nights, Buena Vista, 1998
Herself, Karen Black: Actress at Work, 1999
Roxane (some sources cite Roxanna), The Third Miracle, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
Bruno, 2000
Dr. Diana Sterling, Prozac Nation, Miramax, 2001
Lucy Brown, Auggie Rose (also known as Beyond Suspicion), Roxie Releasing, 2001
Rebecca Payne, John Q, New Line Cinema, 2002
Timepiece, 2003
Clara, Birth, Fine Line, 2004
Gwen, Sexual Life, Six-Figure Films, 2004
Film Director
Stripping for Jesus (short film), 1997
Television Appearances
Series
Marley Love Hudson McKinnon (also known as Marnie Stone), Another World, NBC, 1987
Victoria "Vicky" Hudson Carson Frame Harrison McKinnon, Another World, NBC, 1987-1991
Melanie West, a recurring role, Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
Movies
Jennifer, Girls in Prison (also known as Rebel Highway), Showtime, 1994
Lucinda, "The Investigator," Showtime 30-Minute Movie, Showtime, 1994
Sharon Smith, Against the Wall (also known as Attica! Attica! and Attica: Line of Fire), HBO, 1994
Aileen Dumont, Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long, TNT, 1995
Alex Lee/Johanna, The Wild Side, HBO, 1996
Christine Cullen, "1996," If These Walls Could Talk, HBO, 1996
Pregnant girl, "Manhattan Miracle," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground, HBO, 1997

Captain Mary Jane O'Malley, One Kill, Showtime, 2000
Rowena Lawson, Gracie's Choice, Lifetime, 2004
Specials
Marie Shabata, "O Pioneers!," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1992
Herself, The Real Ellen Story, Bravo, 1998
Herself, E! 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment History, E!Entertainment Television, 2003
(In archive footage) Herself, Totally Gay!, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1989
Soap Opera Digest Awards (also known as The Fifth Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards), NBC, 1989
Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999
The Fifth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1999
The American Film Institute Salute to Harrison Ford, CBS, 2000
Episodic
Nica, "It Came from College," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991
Kate, "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920, New York, June, 1990," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC, 1993
Herself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1997, 2004
Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 1997
Woman at next table, "All Ellen, All the Time," Ellen, ABC, 1997
Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (multiple episodes), NBC, 1998
Karen, "Hospital," Ellen, ABC, 1998
Herself, 20/20, ABC, 2001
Herself, The View, ABC, 2001, 2002, 2004
Herself, "Anne Heche," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2002
(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Television Director
Movies
"2000," If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
"Reaching Normal," On the Edge, Showtime, 2001
Specials
Ellen DeGeneres: American Summer Documentary, 2001
Stage Appearances
"Getting Away with Murder," Sundays at the Itchey Foot, Mark TaperForum, Los Angeles, 1991-1992
Catherine, Proof, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 2002-2003
Amanda, Adam's Rib, Los Angeles Theatre Works, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 2003
Lily Garland, Twentieth Century, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2004
Appeared in The Music Man and other dinner theatre productions.
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Performed as Amanda, "Adam's Rib," and as Catherine, "Proof," both presentations of The Play's the Thing, National Public Radio.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, "Psycho" Path, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
Herself, Behind the Scenes of "John Q," New Line Home Video, 2002
Video Games
Voice of Miss G-String (the guitar woman), Nine, 1996
Audiobooks; Narrator
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, by Stephen King, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
Call Me Crazy, by Anne Heche, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002
(With others) Sam's Letters to Jennifer, by James Patterson, TimeWarner Audio Major, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Stripping for Jesus (short film), 1997
Teleplays
Movies
"2000," If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
"Reaching Normal," On the Edge, Showtime, 2001
Nonfiction
Call Me Crazy (autobiography), Scribner, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Bergman, Susan, Anonymity: The Secret Life of an American Family,Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994
Newsmakers 1999, Issue 1, Gale, 1999

Periodicals

Advocate, November 6, 2001, pp. 32-41
Detour, June, 1998, pp. 98-103
Harper's Bazaar, July, 1998, p. 100
Life, March, 1998, p. 34
Los Angeles, January, 1998, pp. 72-77
Mirabella, November, 1998, pp. 140-43, 186
Parade, May 31, 1998, p. 14
People Weekly, November 24, 1997, p. 180; March 2, 1998, p. 124; December 14, 1998, p. 10; September 4, 2000, pp. 66-69; June 18, 2001, p. 127;September 17, 2001, pp. 72-73; March 18, 2002, p. 62; July 8, 2002, p. 20
Premiere (England), Volume 5, issue 3, 1997, p. 58
Premiere (U.S.), February, 1996, p. 40
Soap Opera Digest, December 13, 1988, pp. 30-34; September 24, 2002, pp. 32-34
Time, May 5, 1997, p. 107; June 15, 1998, pp. 70-72
US Weekly, September 18, 2000, pp. 60-63

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