Actress Anne Heche died without a will, son files to control estate

Anne Heche was among the biggest film stars of the late 1990s, starring opposite actors including Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford. Photo: AP

Anne Heche died without a will, and her 20-year-old son has filed court papers to control her estate.

Homer Laffoon, Heche's son with ex-husband Coleman Laffoon, filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (Aug 31) requesting that he be allowed to administer his mother's estate.