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Glenn Close has undergone a complete hip replacement. The 79-year-old actress disclosed the procedure on October 20 after fans noticed her using a cane.<\/p>\n
She shared the news herself in an Instagram video, speaking directly to followers and thanking them for the affectionate messages they had sent.<\/p>\n
“Don’t worry. I’m feeling great,” she said, according to People<\/a>. She added that her family was around her.<\/p>\n Close did not disclose the date of the operation or give a medical timetable for recovery.<\/p>\n A post shared by The Real Glenn Close (@glennclose)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Close said she learned that her left hip was in “really bad shape” before undergoing the operation. She did not identify a specific underlying condition.<\/p>\n Moving around is still difficult, she acknowledged, and she hopes her reliance on the cane will be temporary.<\/p>\n She described her priority as being able to “keep myself in running order” for new challenges.<\/p>\n A post shared by La Bola Negra Film (@labolanegrafilm)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Close was photographed with the walking aid at the October 15 presentation of La Bola Negra<\/em> at SVA Theater. NewFest<\/a> lists the screening as the film’s New York City premiere and the opening-night selection of its 38th annual LGBTQ+ film festival.<\/p>\n Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, who work together as Los Javis, the Spanish-language drama follows three men living in different eras. Its stories connect sexuality, family history and one of Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca’s unfinished works.<\/p>\n Close plays Isabelle alongside an ensemble that includes Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Lola Due\u00f1as and Miguel Bernardeau. The Cannes Film Festival<\/a> lists Calvo and Ambrossi as recipients of its shared 2026 Best Director award for the film.<\/p>\n During the New York presentation, Close praised the directors’ talent and expressed gratitude for her role in the project, according to LaCr\u00edtica<\/a>. She also spoke about her confidence in their future as filmmakers.<\/p>\n Close hopes to fly to London on October 26 for the opening of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping<\/em>, according to Just Jared<\/a>.<\/p>\n She plays Drusilla Sickle, the Capitol escort for District 12’s tributes during the 50th Hunger Games. In an August interview with Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, Close compared the character’s elaborate appearance to another of her famous roles, Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians<\/em>.<\/p>\n She then hopes to return to New York for the second-season premiere of All’s Fair<\/em>. Hulu<\/a> lists Close as both a star and an executive producer of the Ryan Murphy legal drama, whose cast also includes Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts and Sarah Paulson.<\/p>\n Viewers have a separate date to mark: Disney’s November schedule<\/a> confirms that the new season begins streaming on Hulu on November 4 with three episodes. The series follows a group of attorneys whose professional alliances and personal relationships collide.<\/p>\nClose Says Her Left Hip Was in Poor Condition<\/h2>\n
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She Attended the NewFest Premiere With a Cane<\/h2>\n
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London and New York Premieres Are Next on Her List<\/h2>\n
Her Honorary Oscar Ceremony Is Approaching<\/h2>\n