Anne Heche Gives Final TV Performance in This Week’s All Rise

Vlada Gelman

This Saturday’s episode of All Rise will mark the final TV acting performance of Anne Heche, who died in August 2022 at the age of 53.

The actress has recurred on the CBS-turned-OWN legal drama since Season 2, appearing in six episodes as lawyer Corrine Cuthbert, who has a contentious professional relationship with Simone Missick’s Judge Lola Carmichael. Heche’s character returns in this week’s installment (aka Episode 313, airing at 9/8c) as part of a trial case. The hour concludes with the following dedication:

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“In Memory of Anne Heche
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Heche’s final Season 3 episode was filmed back in June 2022, but is only just now airing after the show’s year-long scheduling hiatus. Following All Rise’s midseason finale in August 2022, the series took a lengthy break before returning for its final run of episodes on Sept. 16, 2023.

Heche died from injuries sustained in a car crash on Aug. 5, 2022. Shortly after the accident, Heche’s rep confirmed that the actress fell into a coma due to a “significant pulmonary injury requiring medical ventilation and burns that require[d] surgical intervention.” Days later, on Aug. 11, her rep shared that the actress had suffered a “severe anoxic brain injury” from the crash and was unfortunately “not expected to survive” her critical condition. The actress was declared “brain dead” on Aug. 12, according to her reps, before being “peacefully taken off life support.”

“Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,” Heche’s rep said in a statement at the time.

“Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy,” the statement continued. “Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact.”

In addition to this week’s All Rise, Heche will also posthumously star in the indie movie Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse, which is slated to be released on Nov. 2, 2023.

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