Anne Heche poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

Anne Heche has died at age 53. A representative for her family confirmed the news, releasing a statement saying the actress “has been peacefully taken off life support.”

Heche’s vehicle crashed into a Mar Vista home in Los Angeles at high-speed before erupting into flames on August 5. After slipping into a coma, the star passed away on August 12 due to injuries sustained in the accident. She leaves behind two sons.

Heche shares son Homer Laffoon, 20, with ex-husband Coleman “Coley” Laffoon. Married from 2001 to 2009, Coley shared an emotional tribute to Instagram Reels, saying, “I loved her and I miss her, and I’m always going to.” He went onto share an update on their son. “Homer is okay. He’s grieving, of course, and it’s rough. It’s really rough, as probably anybody can imagine. But he’s surrounded by family and he’s strong, and he’s gonna be okay.”

Ex James Tupper, with whom Heche shared her son Atlas Heche Tupper, 13, also shared a tribute on Instagram. The Big Little Lies actor shared an image of his ex, writing, “love you forever 💔.”

LOS ANGELES – APRIL 1998: Actress Anne Heche poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

An award-winning actress, director, and screenwriter, Heche made her television debut on the soap opera Another World in 1987, earning her a Daytime Emmy Award. The star left the series to begin a successful film career, appearing in Donnie Brasco, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Wag the Dog, and the 1998 Psycho remake.

Her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres catapulted the pair as one of the most recognizable same-sex couples in the world. Together from 1997 to 2000, their relationship coincided with DeGeneres coming out in both real life and on air in her eponymous sitcom. DeGeneres took to Twitter in light of Heche’s untimely death. “This is a sad day,” she wrote. “I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love.”