Anne Heche Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What was Anne Heche’s Net Worth?

At the time of her passing in August 2022, Anne Heche, an American actress, writer, director, and producer, had an estimated net worth of $400 thousand. Heche’s career included over 80 acting credits, featuring in films such as “Volcano” (1997), “Six Days, Seven Nights” (1998), “Psycho” (1998), “John Q.” (2002), “Cedar Rapids” (2011), and “My Friend Dahmer” (2017), as well as television shows like “Another World” (1987–1991), “Ally McBeal” (2001), “Everwood” (2004–2005), “Save Me” (2013), and “The Brave” (2017–2018).

Heche portrayed Marin Frist in ABC’s “Men in Trees” (2006–2008) and Jessica Haxon in HBO’s “Hung” (2009–2011). In 2020, she participated in “Dancing with the Stars” and finished in 13th place. The short film “Stripping for Jesus” (1998) was written and directed by Heche, along with the “2000” segment of the TV movie “If These Walls Could Talk 2” (2000) and the “Reaching Normal” segment of the television film “On the Edge” (2001). Additionally, she co-created and served as executive producer for the NBC sitcom “Bad Judge,” which aired from 2014 to 2015.

She directed “Ellen DeGeneres: American Summer Documentary” (2001) and produced the TV movie “The Dead Will Tell” (2004) alongside her NBC sitcom “Save Me.” Heche also graced Broadway in productions like “Proof” (2002–2003) and “Twentieth Century” (2004), earning a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Play for her role in “Twentieth Century.” In 2001, she authored the memoir “Call Me Crazy,” and in 2023, her second memoir, titled “Call Me Anne,” was published.

Estate Value

In the two months following her death, documents filed by Anne’s 20-year-old son, Homer, in a Los Angeles court estimated her estate’s total value at $400,000 at the time of her passing. The documents indicated the estate anticipates generating approximately $400,000 annually from film royalties and residuals, noting that she did not possess any real estate assets at that time.

Further filings disclosed that Anne had $77,000 in cash within bank accounts and $33,000 in uncashed royalty checks at the time of her death. However, she also carried $62,000 in credit card debt.

In April 2024, Homer provided an update in the probate proceedings, stating the estate possesses “modest bank account, royalty payments, and other residual income from pre-death projects.” This update highlighted several creditor claims amounting to a total of $6 million. A particular claim, seeking $2 million, was filed by the owners of the house she collided with in the incident that led to her death. Another claim for $2 million was made by the woman renting the property during the event. Additionally, Anne’s ex-partner, Thomas Jane, lodged a claim for $150,000.

Early Life

Born Anne Celeste Heche on May 25, 1969, in Aurora, Ohio, Anne grew up with her mother Nancy, father Donald, and older siblings Nathan, Abigail, and Susan. Her sister Cynthia tragically passed away from a heart defect at just two months old, before Anne’s birth. Throughout her childhood, her family moved nearly a dozen times due to her father’s occupation. Heche described her father’s role as a choir director in a 2001 interview with Larry King, stating, “I don’t think he made much on that a week. He said that he was involved in a business of gas and oil. And he said that until the day he died. But he never was involved in the business of gas and oil ever.” At age 12, Anne’s family settled in New Jersey, living in a bedroom at a family from their church. To help save for their own place, Heche worked at a Swainton dinner theater.

Anne’s father succumbed to AIDS at 45 years old in March 1983. She has disclosed that her father sexually abused her from infancy until she reached the age of 12, during which she was also infected with genital herpes.

Following the death of Donald, Anne faced the loss of her 18-year-old brother, Nathan, who reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a tree. Subsequently, the family moved to Chicago, where Heche enrolled at Francis W. Parker School. At the age of 16, after being discovered by an agent at a school production, Anne auditioned for the soap opera “As the World Turns.” Despite receiving a job offer, Heche’s mother insisted that she complete high school before pursuing a career in acting. Just before her graduation in 1987, she was presented with the opportunity to play Vicky Hudson and Marley Love on “Another World.”

Career

From 1987 to 1991, Anne participated in over 70 episodes of “Another World,” earning her a Daytime Emmy for her work. During the early ’90s, she guest-starred on shows like “Murphy Brown” (1991) and “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” (1993), and featured in TV movies such as “O Pioneers!” (1992), “Against the Wall” (1994), and “Girls in Prison” (1994). She also acted in feature films like “An Ambush of Ghosts” (1993), “The Adventures of Huck Finn” (1993), “I’ll Do Anything” (1994), “A Simple Twist of Fate” (1994), and “Milk Money” (1994). In 1996, she co-starred alongside Cher and Demi Moore in the HBO film “If These Walls Could Talk,” and then went on to act in movies like “Donnie Brasco” (1997), “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997), “Wag the Dog” (1997), and “Return to Paradise” (1998). In 1998, Anne shared the screen with Harrison Ford in “Six Days, Seven Nights,” and that same year, she took on the role of Marion Crane in Gus Van Sant’s remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.” She had a recurring part as Melanie West on Fox’s “Ally McBeal” in 2001, garnering a Primetime Emmy nomination for the 2004 TV movie “Gracie’s Choice.” Heche also featured in films such as “Prozac Nation” (2001), “Birth” (2004), “What Love Is” (2007), and “Toxic Skies” (2008), and lent her voice to Lois Lane in “Superman: Doomsday” (2007).

In 2002, Anne starred alongside Denzel Washington in “John Q.” and had a recurring role as Amanda Hayes on The WB series “Everwood” from 2004 to 2005. In 2006, she took on the lead in “Men in Trees,” which aired for two seasons, totaling 36 episodes, and starred opposite Thomas Jane in “Hung,” in which she appeared in all 30 episodes.

Heche had an uncredited part in the comedy “The Other Guys” featuring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg (2010), followed by roles in films such as “Rampart” (2011), “That’s What She Said” (2012), “Black November” (2012), “Arthur Newman” (2012), and “Nothing Left to Fear” (2013). In 2013, she played Beth Harper in the sitcom “Save Me.”

Anne appeared as a guest star in four episodes of “The Michael J. Fox Show” from 2013 to 2014, and voiced the character Suyin Beifong in “The Legend of Korra” in 2014. In the year 2016, she took part in the films “Opening Night,” and “Catfight,” as well as the TV movie “A Christmas Carol,” and featured as the lead character Karen Copeland in the Syfy series “Aftermath.” Portraying Joyce Dahmer, mother of the notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, in 2017’s “My Friend Dahmer,” she also starred as DIA Dep. Director Patricia Campbell on NBC’s “The Brave” from 2017 to 2018. Recently, Heche appeared in films including “Armed Response” (2017), “The Last Word” (2017), “The Best of Enemies” (2019), and “The Vanished” (2020), where she had

She played a recurring role as Dep. Superintendent Katherine Brennan on NBC’s “Chicago P.D.” from 2018 until 2019.

Before her death in August 2022, Heche had completed work on multiple films that were in post-production and would feature her posthumously; among them, “Girl in Room 13” was part of Lifetime’s “Ripped from the Headlines” film series. She shared the screen with Alec Baldwin in the 2023 film “Supercell.” Additionally, “Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse” is set to be Heche’s final on-screen performance.

Career Decline

In an interview conducted in 2020, Heche suggested that her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres hindered her career advancement. She expressed:

“The stigma attached to that relationship was so bad… I didn’t do a studio picture for ten years. I was fired from a $10 million picture deal.”

Personal Life

While the majority of Anne’s past relationships have been with men (including the iconic comedian Steve Martin), she is widely known for her relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 until August 2000. Reflecting on why her relationship with Ellen ultimately didn’t succeed, Heche noted:

“I broke up with her because her goal was to have a lot of money. Mine was to find love, and hers was, ‘I want $60 billion.’ Good, good luck. Our forks are never going to meet. I hope you like your money because that’s why I broke up with you! Do you enjoy sitting on your piles of cash? Because guess what, it gets you exactly where you are.“

Anne met cameraman Coleman “Coley” Laffoon while collaborating on a documentary centered on DeGeneres, and they tied the knot on September 1, 2001. Heche and Laffoon welcomed son Homer into the world on March 2, 2002. Their marriage ended in divorce in March 2009.

In December 2008, Heche’s representative confirmed that she and her “Men in Trees” co-star James Tupper were expecting a baby, leading to the birth of their son Atlas on March 7, 2009. Anne and James parted ways in 2018.

Bizarre Incidents

In August 2000, Heche drove from Los Angeles to Cantua Creek (located outside Fresno, California), then proceeded to walk 1.5 miles through the desert while dressed in only shorts and a bra, eventually knocking on a stranger’s door. The homeowner, Araceli Campiz, recognized Anne from “Six Days, Seven Nights” and invited her in. Inside, Heche consumed several glasses of water, took a shower, requested a pair of slippers, and expressed her desire to watch a movie. When Campiz realized Anne had no intention of leaving, she contacted the sheriff’s office. Upon their arrival, Heche proclaimed that she was God and declared her intention to take everyone back to heaven via a spaceship. Following this, deputies arranged for an ambulance, and Anne was transported to University Medical Center in Fresno, where she was admitted to the psychiatric unit. She was released after a few hours. Heche has stated that for the first 31 years of her life, she was “insane,” attributing this to being sexually abused by her father during her childhood. To cope, she developed a fantasy realm known as the “Fourth Dimension” and created an alter ego called “Celestia,” who received divine messages. In a 2001 interview with Larry King Live, Heche remarked:

“I had to live through a lot of life to get to the place where I am now. I had to see truths and work through shame, and I’m very grateful for every step that I took.“

In August 2022, Anne was involved in a serious car accident in Mar Vista, California, where she reportedly crashed her Mini Cooper into the garage of an apartment building at high speed. The impact resulted in severe burns to her body, and numerous firefighters were dispatched to rescue Heche from the wreckage.

Death

Sadly, Anne succumbed to her injuries sustained from the car crash on August 12, 2022, at the age of 53.

Awards

Awards and Nominations

In 2004, a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie was given to Heche for her role in “Gracie’s Choice.” Additionally, she received two Daytime Emmy nominations for her work on “Another World,” clinching the award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1991. Her accolades also include two “Soap Opera Digest” Awards for Outstanding Female Newcomer: Daytime in 1989 and Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime in 1992. In 2000, Anne was recognized with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the GLAAD Media Awards and received a Lucy Award at the Women in Film Lucy Awards. Furthermore, she was awarded a Career Achievement Award at the 2019 Sarasota Film Festival. Heche was awarded a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in “Donnie Brasco” and “Wag the Dog” in 1997; an Audience Award for Best Film for “If These Walls Could Talk 2” was also won at the 2000 Paris International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival.

In 2015, Anne and her castmates from “The Legend of Korra” received a People’s Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Action/Drama. Heche has garnered two Saturn Award nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: one for Best Supporting Actress for “Psycho” in 1999 and another for Best Actress on Television for “The Dead Will Tell” in 2005. Further nominations were received from the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (Favorite Actress – Comedy/Romance for “Six Days Seven Nights”), Csapnivalo Awards (Best Actress in a Leading Role for “Return to Paradise”), “Fangoria” Chainsaw Awards (Best Supporting Actress for “Psycho”), Prism Awards (Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries for “Gracie’s Choice”), and Satellite Awards (Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for “Wag the Dog”).

Real Estate

An investment of $899,000 was made by Anne Heche and Tupper in 2013 for a Lake Arrowhead home measuring 1,440 square feet. The property was listed for $1.25 million in January 2017, later being relisted for $1.05 million in August 2019 when ownership transferred to Anne due to their separation. In May 2019, they placed their Hancock Park home in Los Angeles on the market for $3.95 million, subsequently reducing the asking price to $3.695 million the next month. The 4,735-square-foot, four-bedroom home, constructed in 2009 by Anne and James, ultimately sold for $3.165 million in November 2019.