• Jean Smart revealed that she is recovering from a heart procedure.
• Her statement was issued by Hacks’ production company.
• Smart admitted that she was “a wreck” while filming the scene for the first season finale.

Jean Smart, an award-winning actress, revealed on Thursday that she is recovering from a heart procedure.

”February is American Heart Month — a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent, successful heart procedure,” the 71-year-old wrote on social media Thursday. “I am fortunate to have excellent professional care and support from family and friends while I continue to recuperate. Please listen to your body and talk to your doctor — I’m very glad I did!”

Smart did not reveal any information about her procedure.

The following statement was issued on the same day by Hacks’ production company, Universal Television, and HBO Max: “We are so happy that our beloved Jean Smart’s heart procedure was successful and she’s on the mend. HBO Max and UTV send their well wishes. “The critically acclaimed show is currently on hiatus. However, production on the upcoming season began last month and has been halted in some departments. Production will resume “on or around March 13,” according to Deadline.

Smart is a beloved TV veteran who has won five Emmys for her work, including two for her guest appearances on Frasier, one for her work on Samantha Who?, and two for her current role as veteran comic Deborah Vance. (Surprisingly, she never received an award for her hilarious and endearing portrayal of Charlene on Designing Women!) She’s also appeared on Dirty John, Arrested Development, Fargo, 24: Live Another Day, Watchmen, Mare of Easttown, and many other shows over the years. Her filmography includes last year’s Babylon, Sweet Home Alabama in 2003, and Youth in Revolt in 2009.

Smart has previously faced difficulties while filming Hacks. In June 2021, she revealed that her husband of nearly 34 years, actor Richard Gilliland, died suddenly of a heart condition at the age of 71.

“I feel like I just should say something about my husband, because he passed away very unexpectedly,” Smart told the New Yorker. “I still had a week of Hacks left to do. It was hard. I had to do a funeral scene.”

Smart admitted that she was “a wreck” while filming the scene for the first season finale, but that “it actually turned out to be very funny.”

On Designing Women, the actress met Gilliland, who played J.D., the boyfriend of Annie Potts’ character, Mary Jo.

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