Joey Lawrence referred to as Anne Heche a “beacon of sunshine” after working with the actress in certainly one of her last tasks earlier than her loss of life.
Lawrence and his wife, Samantha Cope, bonded with Heche on the set of the Tubi movie “Frankie Meets Jack,” he mentioned throughout an interview with People this week. The three starred within the new film collectively, and the married pair co-wrote the script.
“She was so good that we actually couldn’t even edit an excessive amount of round these scenes as a result of she was simply ad-libbing and making up stuff,” Lawrence informed the outlet. “She simply introduced a lot to it.”
Heche performed the function of Katrina within the rom-com, who’s the mother of certainly one of Frankie’s (Cope’s) pals, and acted like a “mentor” determine to each the good friend and Frankie, in line with the outlet. Lawrence performed the lead function of Jack.
Heche tragically passed away on the age of 53 in August 2022 after being trapped in a fiery automotive crash. She was confined for nearly 45 minutes earlier than responders had been in a position to attain her.
Her new romantic comedy was filmed just weeks earlier than her passing over the summer season.
Lawrence additionally remembered Heche’s good angle and “degree of professionalism” whereas on set.
“She was actually there for simply, genuinely, all the appropriate causes. And she or he invested herself and actually devoted herself to it,” the actor informed Folks. “And that’s all you’ll be able to ask for when someone is available in and does you a favor like that. It was actually superior.”
Cope additionally added, “You simply felt like household together with her in a short time … She had a lot vitality and a lot love and lightweight.”
The movie will probably be launched Friday, Feb. 3, on the streaming platform Tubi.
In actual fact, it was Lawrence who was pictured within the “Six Days, Seven Nights” star’s final Instagram submit earlier than her loss of life. Within the picture, the 2 of them had been grinning from ear to ear alongside Cope and Lawrence’s brother, Andrew Lawrence, who directed the challenge.
“It’s so loopy since you by no means know what journey individuals are going by or what they’re coping with. And man, life is so quick,” Joey added.
“Her final [Instagram] submit was an image of us, on the set. That was her final submit, and simply, you’d by no means suppose that,” he continued. “So, yep, she was enthusiastic about doing press with us for the film. She talked about that, and so it was simply actually wild.”
Heche’s eldest son, Homer Laffoon, 20, introduced that his mother had completed a memoir titled “Call Me Anne” earlier than her loss of life. He revealed extra concerning the challenge — which was printed final month — in an Instagram post.
“My mother had a accomplished manuscript for a second e-book on the time of her passing,” he wrote within the caption of the submit. “The e-book is the product of mother’s additional efforts to share her story and to assist others the place she may.”
The submit continued, “Name Me Anne is the outcome and I do know she was excited to share with the world. So, mother, right here I’m sharing it with the neighborhood you created, could it flourish and tackle a lifetime of it’s [sic] personal, as you’d have wished.”
The memoir is the sequel to her first e-book, “Name Me Loopy,” which was printed in 2001.
