The actress Anne Heche starred in the 1997 political satire film 'Wag the Dog'. She played the role of Winifred Ames, a White House spin doctor who helps a Washington D.C. lobbyist fabricate a war in Albania to distract the public from a presidential sex scandal. Heche has since gone on to star in numerous films and television shows, including the NBC drama series 'RISE' and the 2018 psychological thriller 'The Brave'.