Anne Heche Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What was Anne Heche’s Net Worth?

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

Her role as Marin Frist in ABC’s “Men in Trees” (2006–2008) and Jessica Haxon in HBO’s “Hung” (2009–2011) were notable, and in 2020, she participated in “Dancing with the Stars,” securing 13th place. Heche was also the writer and director of the short film “Stripping for Jesus” (1998), contributed to the “2000” segment of the TV movie “If These Walls Could Talk 2” (2000), and directed the “Reaching Normal” segment of “On the Edge” (2001). She co-created and was the executive producer of the NBC sitcom “Bad Judge,” which aired from 2014 to 2015.

In addition, she directed “Ellen DeGeneres: American Summer Documentary” (2001) and produced the TV movie “The Dead Will Tell” (2004) as well as “Save Me,” her NBC sitcom. Anne also graced Broadway stages in “Proof” (2002–2003) and “Twentieth Century” (2004), the latter earning her a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Play. In 2001, she released a memoir titled “Call Me Crazy,” followed by another in 2023, named “Call Me Anne.”

Estate Value

Following her death, her 20-year-old son Homer submitted court documents in Los Angeles estimating Anne Heche’s estate value to be around $400,000. The estate reportedly expects an annual income of approximately $400,000 from film royalties and residuals, indicating that no real estate was owned by Heche at the time of her passing.

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

In April 2024, Homer updated his mother’s probate case, revealing the estate features “modest bank account, royalty payments, and other residual income from pre-death projects.” The documents also disclosed creditor claims amounting to a total of $6 million against the estate, including a $2 million claim from the owners of the home she crashed into during the accident that led to her demise. Another $2 million was sought by the woman renting that property, while Anne’s ex-partner, Thomas Jane, filed a claim for $150,000.

Early Life

Born Anne Celeste Heche on May 25, 1969, in Aurora, Ohio, she was raised by her mother Nancy, father Donald, and older siblings Nathan, Abigail, and Susan. Sadly, her sister Cynthia passed away due to a heart defect before Anne’s birth. Throughout her childhood, Anne’s family relocated nearly a dozen times. Describing her father, who worked as a choir director, Anne hinted in a 2001 Larry King interview that he misrepresented himself, stating, “I don’t think he made much on that a week,” and claimed involvement in a gas and oil business—though he never actually was.

At 12 years of age, Anne’s family found stability in New Jersey, where they lived in a spare bedroom of a family’s home from their church. To assist her family in accumulating enough funds to move out, Heche took a job at a Swainton dinner theater.

In March 1983, Anne’s father passed away from AIDS at the age of 45. Heche revealed that she had been a victim of her father’s abuse from infancy until she turned 12 and that he transmitted genital herpes to her.

following Donald’s passing, Anne faced the heartbreaking loss of her brother, Nathan, who was 18 when he tragically fell asleep at the wheel and collided with a tree. Subsequently, the family moved to Chicago, where Heche enrolled at Francis W. Parker School. At the age of 16, Anne tried out for a part in the soap opera “As the World Turns”—an opportunity that arose after an agent spotted her during a school play. Although the role was offered to her, Heche’s mother insisted she complete high school first. Just prior to her graduation in 1987, she received offers to portray Vicky Hudson and Marley Love in “Another World.”

Career

Throughout the years 1987 to 1991, Anne graced the screen in more than 70 episodes of “Another World,” for which she won a Daytime Emmy due to her outstanding performance. In the early 1990s, she made guest appearances on “Murphy Brown” (1991) and “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” (1993), in addition to featuring in TV movies like “O Pioneers!” (1992), “Against the Wall” (1994), and “Girls in Prison” (1994). Feature films such as “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) also saw her talent. In 1996, she shared the screen with Cher and Demi Moore in the HBO film “If These Walls Could Talk,” followed by performances in “Donnie Brasco” (1997), “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997), “Wag the Dog” (1997), and “Return to Paradise” (1998). She starred alongside Harrison Ford in the 1998 film “Six Days, Seven Nights” and took on the role of Marion Crane in Gus Van Sant’s remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.” Heche featured as Melanie West in a recurring role on Fox’s “Ally McBeal” in 2001 and received a Primetime Emmy nomination for her work in the 2004 TV movie “Gracie’s Choice.” Her movie credits include “Prozac Nation” (2001), “Birth” (2004), “What Love Is” (2007), and “Toxic Skies” (2008), and she provided the voice for Lois Lane in “Superman: Doomsday” (2007).

In 2002, Anne appeared alongside Denzel Washington in “John Q.,” followed by a recurring role as Amanda Hayes on The WB series “Everwood” from 2004 to 2005. In 2006, she took the lead in the show “Men in Trees,” which aired 36 episodes over two seasons. She then co-starred with Thomas Jane in “Hung,” participating in all 30 episodes of that series.

Heche had an uncredited appearance in the comedy “The Other Guys” (2010), and went on to be featured in films such as “Rampart” (2011), “That’s What She Said” (2012), “Black November” (2012), “Arthur Newman” (2012), and “Nothing Left to Fear” (2013). Additionally, in 2013, she starred as Beth Harper in the sitcom “Save Me.”

From 2013 to 2014, she guest-starred in four episodes of “The Michael J. Fox Show,” and lent her voice to Suyin Beifong in “The Legend of Korra” during 2014. Anne’s 2016 endeavors included appearances in the films “Opening Night,” “Catfight,” and the TV movie “A Christmas Carol,” along with her lead role as Karen Copeland in the Syfy series “Aftermath.” In 2017, she portrayed Joyce Dahmer, the mother of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, in “My Friend Dahmer,” and also played DIA Dep. Director Patricia Campbell on the NBC series “The Brave” from 2017 to 2018. In recent years, Heche’s film appearances spanned titles like “Armed Response” (2017), “The Last Word” (2017), “The Best of Enemies” (2019), and “The Vanished” (2020). She had an active presence in…

She held a recurring role as Dep. Superintendent Katherine Brennan on NBC’s “Chicago P.D.” between 2018 and 2019.

By the time of her passing in August 2022, Heche had finished work on multiple films that were in post-production, where she would be featured posthumously; “Girl in Room 13” was released as part of Lifetime’s “Ripped from the Headlines” film series. In 2023, Anne shared the screen with Alec Baldwin in “Supercell.” Additionally, “Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse” is expected to mark Heche’s final on-screen role.

Career Decline

During a 2020 interview, Heche expressed that her career experienced a setback due to her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres. In her own words:

“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

Although most of Anne’s partnerships have been with men (one of whom was the iconic comedian Steve Martin), she notably had a relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 until August 2000. Reflecting years later on the reasons their relationship ended, Heche stated:

“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 paths are never going to cross. I hope you enjoy your money because that’s what led to our breakup! Do you enjoy sitting on your piles of cash? Because guess what, it gets you exactly where you are.“

Anne encountered cameraman Coleman “Coley” Laffoon while creating a documentary about DeGeneres, and they tied the knot on September 1, 2001. Heche and Laffoon welcomed their son, Homer, on March 2, 2002, but divorced in March 2009.

In December 2008, Anne’s representative announced that Heche and her “Men in Trees” co-star James Tupper were expecting a child, with their son Atlas born on March 7, 2009. Anne and James parted ways in 2018.

Bizarre Incidents

In August 2000, Heche traveled from Los Angeles to Cantua Creek (near Fresno, California), walked 1.5 miles through the desert wearing just shorts and a bra, and knocked on the door of a stranger. Araceli Campiz, the occupant who recognized Anne from “Six Days, Seven Nights,” welcomed her into the home. 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 that Anne did not intend to leave anytime soon, she contacted the sheriff’s department. Upon the deputies’ arrival, Heche declared that she was God and that she would “take everyone back to heaven in a spaceship.” The deputies then summoned an ambulance, and Anne was transported to University Medical Center in Fresno (a 50-mile journey), where she was admitted to the psychiatric unit. After a few hours, Heche was released. Anne later mentioned that for the first 31 years of her existence, she felt “insane,” attributing it to being sexually abused by her father during her childhood. She revealed that she coped by constructing a fantasy world known as the “Fourth Dimension” and adopting an alter ego identified as “Celestia,” who received messages from God. In a 2001 interview on Larry King Live, Heche conveyed:

“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 car accident in Mar Vista, California, where she reportedly drove her Mini Cooper at high speed into the garage of an apartment building. The impact from the crash left her severely burned, prompting dozens of firefighters to assist in rescuing Heche from the wreckage.

Death

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

Awards

Awards and Nominations

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

In 2015, Anne and her coworkers from “The Legend of Korra” achieved a People’s Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Action/Drama. Heche has garnered two nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for the Saturn Awards, namely Best Supporting Actress for “Psycho” in 1999 and Best Actress on Television for “The Dead Will Tell” in 2005. Furthermore, Anne has received nominations from several other awards, including 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

Anne Heche and Tupper acquired a 1,440-square-foot home in Lake Arrowhead for $899,000 in 2013. They listed it for $1.25 million in January 2017, subsequently relisting it for $1.05 million in August 2019 after the property was transferred to Anne amid their separation. In May 2019, their Hancock Park home in Los Angeles was put on the market for $3.95 million, only to lower the asking price to $3.695 million the following month. The couple built the four-bedroom, 4,735-square-foot home in 2009, ultimately accepting $3.165 million in November 2019.