LOS ANGELES - Anne Heche and her husband are separating after five years of marriage.
The actress' spokeswoman made the announcement today.
Thirty-seven-year-old Heche and Coleman "Coley'' Laffoon -- a movie cameraman -- were married in September 2001.
The couple have a four-year-old son, Homer.
They met while working on a documentary about Ellen DeGeneres' return to stand-up comedy.
Heche had a high-profile relationship with DeGeneres for more than three years.
They announced their separation in August 2000.
Heche plays a relationship guru who relocates to Alaska in the ABC-TV drama "Men in Trees.''