After crashing, Anne Heche deleted her podcast where she talked about drinking alcohol 1:24
(CNN) --
A week after a fiery car accident, actress Anne Heche is "brain dead" but remains on life support, according to a statement from her family and friends shared with CNN by her representative.
"We have lost a bright light, a kind and joyful soul, a loving mother and a loyal friend. Anne will be sorely missed, but she lives on through her beautiful children, her iconic work and her passionate advocacy. Her courage to defend always his truth, spreading his message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact," the family statement read.
"Anne Heche is not expected to survive," says the family of the actress, who remains hospitalized after an accident
Heche has not been taken off life support, according to the rep, so they have time to determine if she is a match for organ donation.
"It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable," the family said in a statement earlier Thursday night.
Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury, which deprives the brain of oxygen, as a result of the accident, according to the family representative.
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Last Friday, Anne Heche was in a speeding car when it went off the road and collided with a residence that was engulfed in flames, Los Angeles police public information officer Jeff Lee told CNN.
Anne Heche remains in critical condition as police continue to investigate her car accident
A woman inside the home at the time of the crash suffered minor injuries but received medical attention, according to Lee.
In their message Thursday, Heche's family and friends thanked her care team at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital and paid tribute to Heche's "big heart" and "generous spirit."
"More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life's work, especially moving the needle for acceptance of the one one loves," the statement read.
"She will be remembered for her brave honesty and she will be missed for her light."
Anne Heche, here in 2018, was injured in a car accident last Friday.
Anne Heche rose to fame on the soap opera "Another World," where she played the dual role of twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love from 1987 to 1991. She earned a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on the show.
Heche followed up that success with numerous movies, including "Donnie Brasco," "Wag the Dog" and "Six Days Seven Nights" opposite Harrison Ford.
In more recent years, Anne Heche has appeared on such television shows as "The Brave," "Quantico," and "Chicago PD."
After the accident, there was an outpouring of support for the actress in the Hollywood community.
Her ex-partner and former "Men in Trees" co-star, James Tupper, with whom she had one of her two children, wrote on Instagram: "Thoughts and prayers to this lovely woman, actress and mother tonight, Anne Heche. We love you."
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