Lange-ing to be home

JUST days after winning her second Oscar, for Blue Sky, Jessica Lange is turning her back on Hollywood.

She and long-time lover Sam Shepard are moving to her native Minnesota and have already bought a house there.

News of the move prompted rumours that the couple, who have two children, Hannah, nine, and seven-year-old Walker, had split up, because first reports said Lange, 45, was moving by herself.

'Most of my family lives back there, and most of my extended family,' she said.

However, the move is not likely to mean a slowdown in work. Lange is currently sharing passionate love scenes with Liam Neeson in Rob Roy, and has offers lined up.