American actress Ann Heche died after being disconnected from mechanical supports a week after a serious car accident in Los Angeles, reports Reuters, citing the British newspaper Daily Mail.

The 53-year-old woman was hospitalized in a comatose state with “anoxic brain injury” (a condition in which the brain is deprived of oxygen), according to a statement from her spokesperson.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the actress’s car crashed into a two-story house in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles on August 5, causing severe damage to the building and a fire.

Initial blood tests show drugs in her system, police announced today, but more tests are needed to rule out any substances she was injected with at the hospital.

The 53-year-old actress rose to fame with her role on the soap opera Underworld, where she played twin brothers Bicky and Marley between 1987 and 1991, for which she received an Emmy Award.

He has appeared in several films (Donnie Brasco, The Dog Wag and Six Days, Seven Nights) and in recent years he has appeared mostly in television series (Brave, Quantico and Chicago P.D.) . “).