At one point in her career, Emmy Award-winning and Tony-nominated actress Anne Heche was in danger of being remembered more for her episodes of eccentric behavior and her dramatic relationships than for her considerable acting talent. After an early start as a teenage soap actress, Heche was building up momentum with a string of excellent theatrical performances culminating in 1997, when news of her romance with comedienne Ellen DeGeneres threatened to eclipse the merits of the waifish, doe-eyed actress. Controversy surrounded her sudden shift in sexual orientation and producers anticipated
