LOS ANGELES — Anne Heche has been taken off life support after a viable recipient was found for her organs, People magazine confirmed Sunday, according to sister publication Entertainment Weekly.
It is currently unclear which of Heche’s organs will be donated to the unidentified recipient. The “Another World” and “Six Days Seven Nights” star was declared legally dead on Friday, but her heart was still beating and her body was kept on life support to preserve organs for potential donation, per Heche’s longstanding wishes.
The stage, TV and film performer died at age 53 after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home that proceeded to catch fire. In the accident, Heche suffered severe burns and brain damage, as well as a major injury that required her to be put on mechanical ventilation. She was in a coma before she died.
