‘Hacks’ star Jean Good recovers from coronary heart process

Award-winning actress Jean Good revealed Thursday that she’s recovering from a coronary heart process.

“February is American Coronary heart Month — a time when the nation spotlights coronary heart well being, so it feels vital to share with all of you that I’m recovering from a current, profitable coronary heart process,” the 71-year-old wrote on social media Thursday. “I’m lucky to have wonderful skilled care and help from household and associates whereas I proceed to recuperate. Please take heed to your physique and discuss to your physician — I am very glad I did!”

Good didn’t disclose particulars of her process.

On the identical day, Hacks’ manufacturing firm, Common Tv, and HBO Max issued a press release: “We’re so blissful that our beloved Jean Good’s coronary heart process was profitable and he or she’s on the mend. HBO Max and UTV ship their properly needs.”

The acclaimed present is at present on a scheduled hiatus. Nonetheless, manufacturing on subsequent season started final month, and that is been paused for some departments. Based on Deadline, manufacturing is scheduled to renew “on or round March 13.”

Good is a beloved TV veteran who’s received 5 Emmys for her work — two for visitor roles on Frasier, one for her work on Samantha Who? and two for taking part in her present character, veteran comedian Deborah Vance. (Surprisingly, she by no means received one for her humorous and candy portrayal of Charlene on Designing Ladies!) She’s additionally appeared on Soiled John; Arrested Improvement; Fargo; 24; Watchmen; Mare of Easttown; and plenty of extra collection over the many years. Motion pictures on her resume embrace final yr’s Babylon, Candy House Alabama in 2003 and, in 2009, Youth in Revolt.

Good has confronted challenges whereas filming Hacks earlier than. She revealed in June 2021 that her husband of almost 34 years, actor Richard Gilliland, died out of the blue of a coronary heart situation at age 71.

“I really feel like I simply ought to say one thing about my husband, as a result of he handed away very unexpectedly,” Good instructed the New Yorker. “I nonetheless had per week of Hacks left to do. It was laborious. I needed to do a funeral scene.”

Good mentioned she was “a wreck” whereas filming the scene, which was a part of the primary season finale, however “it truly turned out to be very humorous.”

The actress had met Gilliland on Designing Ladies, when he performed J.D., the boyfriend of Annie Potts’s character, Mary Jo.