Anne Heche, an actress whose steady film and television career spanned over three decades after her breakthrough role in the soap opera "Another World," has died. She was 53. Heche's death comes nine days after she was pulled from a burning car and hospitalized in critical condition following a fiery car crash in Los Angeles. She suffered burns and a "severe anoxic brain injury" as a result of the crash and fell into a coma, her publicist said. The actress drove her car into a home in Mar Vista, which erupted in flames. Fifty-nine firefighters responded to the incident and took 65 minutes to extinguish the flames and rescue Heche. No one in the house was injured. It was shared Friday that Heche had been declared brain dead, but remained on life support while she was evaluated as a potential organ donor. On Sunday evening, her representative Holly Baird told USA TODAY she had been "peacefully taken off life support." A statement shared Friday on behalf of Heche's family and friends remembered the actress as "a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend." "Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy," the statement read. "Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact." Visit the link in our bio to learn more about Anne Heche's life.