An actress who is known as much -- if not more -- for her offscreen life
as for her onscreen performances, Anne Heche had the distinction of being
one of Hollywood's most surprising success stories and also one half of its
most famous lesbian couple. Heche's hyper-publicized former relationship with
actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres was particularly notable, and refreshing
for its degree of openness, something that made the two women veritable poster
children for gay pride in Hollywood and elsewhere.
Born in the small town of Aurora, OH, on May 25, 1969, more...
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