Anne Celeste Heche rose to mainstream popularity after performing a dual role in the soap opera Another World and in various movies like Donnie Brasco, Volcano, Six Days, Seven Nights, and Return to Paradise. In 2004, the American actress won a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her part in the movie Gracie’s Choice, and a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Broadway’s Twentieth Century.
After her famed relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres though, Anne Heche’s career suffered a major decline. Her reputation took a further hit when the public found out that she was suffering from some kind of mental illness. Heche revealed on national TV that she had an alter ego who was God’s daughter and Jesus Christ’s sister, named “Celestia”. Apparently, the alter ego also communicated with Aliens. In August 2022, Anne tragically passed away.
Stephen Dorff
Stephen Dorff began his acting career during the late ’80s, securing only small roles at first, including guest performances on TV shows like Diff'rent Strokes, Blossom, Roseanne, and Married... with Children. The American actor’s first major role came in The Gate in 1987, a horror movie involving a boy who, together with his friend, uncovers a mysterious hole in his back yard, which later turned out to be a gateway to Hell.
Now in his mid-forties, it may be too late for Dorff to take his career to the next level. He is making somewhat of a comeback, though, in HBO's series True Detective, where he stars as Detective Roland West, alongside award-winning actor Mahershala Ali, who plays the lead role and West's partner, Detective Wayne Hays.
Estella Warren
Before her life as a Hollywood actress, Canadian-born Estella Dawn Warren was a synchronized swimmer. She was quite the swimmer as well, being a member of her country’s national team and a winner of three national titles. Aside from that, she’s also a successful model who has been featured in prominent publications, like Sports Illustrated, and in advertising campaigns for notable brands, such as Perry Ellis and Victoria's Secret.
Later on, she started acting and became the star of a number of films, like Tim Burton's 2001 re-adaptation of the movie Planet of the Apes, and in hit TV shows such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Beauty and the Beast.
Linda Fiorentino
Linda Fiorentino landed her first acting role in 1985 when she was chosen as the lead star in the coming-of-age movie Vision Quest. Soon after, the American actress garnered critical acclaim for her play in the action movie “Gotcha!”. Following her success in Vision Quest and Gotcha, she continued to star in various films, such as After Hours, Queens Logic, and Jade.
Linda Fiorentino’s acting career rose to new and greater heights when she starred in the sci-fi action comedy film Men in Black, followed by other prominent movies like Dogma, Where the Money Is, and Liberty Stands Still. She received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year, and a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her play in the 1994 movie Last Seduction.
Thora Birch
Thora Birch became an instant star in her very first film appearance in the movie Purple People Eater in 1988, for which she garnered a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age". She would then reinforce her status as a child star with outstanding performances in a number of films, such as All I Want for Christmas, Patriot Games, Hocus Pocus, Monkey Trouble, Now and Then, and Alaska.
Hailed as an indie-film heroine for her performance in Ghost World and American Beauty. Thora Birch received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress for her work in the former and a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Unfortunately, she didn’t go beyond that. And as it turned out, Ghost World supporting actress Scarlett Johansson became an even bigger star than her!