Actor Anne Heche "Not Expected To Survive" After Car Crash: Report

Anne Heche dated Ellen DeGeneres in the 1990s

US actor Anne Heche is "not expected to survive" after suffering a serious brain injury in a car crash in Los Angeles last week, US media has reported.

The fiery crash left Anne Heche, 53, comatose with a "severe anoxic brain injury," according to a statement from a representative quoted by several outlets on Thursday.

"It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she's being kept on life support to determine if any are viable," the statement said.

It also thanked Anne Heche's well-wishers, along with those caring for her at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital.