Overview
- In a People interview, the 68-year-old says uterine cancer present for two years was misdiagnosed by eight doctors before being found at age 42.
- She recounts undergoing a radical hysterectomy and being told she would never have children, which she describes as a bitter pill to accept.
- Doctors raised embryo freezing as an option, but she says the cancer advanced quickly and made that impossible.
- Following treatment, she channeled her experience into advocacy by writing a bestseller, founding an early-detection group, serving as a U.S. State Department special ambassador for family health, and helping spur a 2007 awareness law.
- Best known for The Nanny, she received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2025 and appears in the film Marty Supreme alongside Timothée Chalamet.