Anne Heche taken off life support after matched with organ recipient

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Anne Heche was taken off life support on Sunday after her organs were paired with a recipient, a representative said.

Heche, 53, was declared brain-dead Friday in California, where local law says a person is deceased after the declaration, even if they still have a heart beat.

The actress, best known for her role as Patricia Campbell in NBC’s drama “The Brave,” never regained consciousness after suffering horrific burns in a car crash Aug. 5 in Los Angeles.

She was kept on life support until Sunday so her organs could be preserved and donated, the rep said.

“It has long been her choice to donate her organs,” her rep told Page Six last week.

A report indicated Heche had drugs in her system when she barreled her blue Mini Cooper into a suburban LA home, igniting a serious fire. The LA Police Department obtained a warrant shortly after pulling the actress from the wreckage to also test her blood-alcohol level.

Late actress Anne Heche’s organs have been matched with a recipient and she will be taken off life support. Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for Mammoth Media Institute

A report indicated Heche had drugs in her system when she barreled her blue Mini Cooper into a suburban LA home, igniting a serious fire. BACKGRID

Police dismissed an investigation into the terrible crash after she was declared brain-dead.

She was also known for her roles in the movies “Donnie Brasco,” “Wag The Dog” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”

She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991 for her roles as identical twins in the NBC Soap Opera “Another World.”

Heche is survived by her 13-year-old son Atlas with Canadian actor James Tupper and a 20-year-old son, Homer, with her ex-husband, Coleman Laffoon. She also is survived by her mother, Nancy.

With Post wires