Jack Nicholson’s ex Anjelica Huston, 73, reveals private health battle

Anjelica Huston – who dated Jack Nicholson the longest of all his exes between 1973-1990 – revealed she’s ‘in the clear’ after a secret, shocking ’bout with cancer‘ that was discovered in May 2019.

‘That was a very serious moment for me. I managed to survive it, and I’m proud of myself,’ the 73-year-old Oscar winner told People on Wednesday.

‘I’m at the four-year mark, and that means so much to me. It’s a fantastic thing. I’m very proud of myself, and I’ve been very lucky. My doctors have been wonderful.’

Anjelica decided to finally reveal her health battle because ‘there’s a lot to be said for talking about it and getting it out there and celebrating the fact that one’s come through.’

‘Life is tenuous and wonderful. It also gives you the idea that the world is big and you can somehow match up to it. That you’re ready for whatever happens,’ Huston noted.

The nepo baby of John Huston said cancer made her ‘conscious of what I shouldn’t do, of places I shouldn’t go.’

Anjelica Huston – who dated Jack Nicholson the longest of all his exes between 1973-1990 – revealed she’s ‘in the clear’ after a secret, shocking ’bout with cancer’ that was discovered in May 2019 (pictured in 1986)

The 73-year-old Oscar winner told People on Wednesday: ‘That was a very serious moment for me. I managed to survive it, and I’m proud of myself’ (pictured November 15)

‘One of those places was taking life too seriously. So now when the opportunity arises, I laugh, and I try not to make a big deal out of things,’ Anjelica said. 

Luckily, when Huston shot her role as Lady Tressilian in the Agatha Christie three-part murder mystery Towards Zero – premiering April 16 on BritBox – director Sam Yates allowed her do so from bed.

‘I loved playing from bed,’ the Star Wars: The Bad Batch guest star said.

‘It was very relaxing and wonderfully undemanding. I’ve always liked bed anyway. It’s one of my preferences and now I’m convinced, absolutely. It’s almost a prerequisite.’

And while her 87-year-old Prizzi’s Honor leading man is happily retired, Anjelica ‘can’t imagine such a thing,’ saying: ‘I think it would be too much, even for me.’

Huston might have ended her romance with Jack (born John) after he secretly fathered a child with Rebecca Broussard, but they remain amicable.

‘[Nicholson] called and asked if I was all right and if I had someplace I was staying,’ the former Halston muse told The Guardian in February after evacuating her Sierra Nevada ranch during the LA wildfires.

‘That’s the bottom line with him and I. When the chips are down, he’s there.’

Anjelica’s 16-year marriage to sculptor Robert Graham ended with his passing, at age 70, in 2008. 

She continued: ‘I’m at the four-year mark, and that means so much to me. It’s a fantastic thing. I’m very proud of myself, and I’ve been very lucky. My doctors have been wonderful’

Luckily, when Anjelica shot her role as Lady Tressilian in the Agatha Christie three-part murder mystery Towards Zero – premiering April 16 on BritBox – director Sam Yates allowed her do so from bed

And while her 87-year-old Prizzi’s Honor leading man is happily retired, Huston ‘can’t imagine such a thing,’ saying: ‘I think it would be too much, even for me’ (pictured in 1976)

The nepo baby of John Huston might have ended her romance with Jack after he secretly fathered a child with Rebecca Broussard, but they remain amicable (pictured in 1986)

After evacuating her Sierra Nevada ranch during the LA wildfires, Anjelica told The Guardian: ‘[Nicholson] called and asked if I was all right and if I had someplace I was staying. That’s the bottom line with him and I. When the chips are down, he’s there’ (pictured in 2023)

Anjelica will also reprise her role as The Director in Len Wiseman’s action film Ballerina, which hits US theaters June 6 and UK theaters June 7

The Director is the one who calls super-assassin John Wick to kill Ana de Armas’ vengeful dancer Eve Macarro in the new trailer.

Huston will also reprise her role as The Director in Len Wiseman’s action film Ballerina, which hits US theaters June 6 and UK theaters June 7. 

The Director is the one who calls super-assassin John Wick to kill Ana de Armas’ vengeful dancer Eve Macarro in the new trailer.

The late Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Gabriel Byrne, Norman Reedus, and Catalina Sandino Moreno will also appear in Ballerina.

The Addams Family alum – who memorably played the evil Grand High Witch in The Witches (1990) – will also take on the voiceover role of Befanau alongside her half-brother Danny Huston as Befano in Matthew Campagna and Melissa D’Agostino’s upcoming animated musical, The Christmas Witch Trial of La Befana.

‘I can’t stay away from [playing witches], it’s a problem, but it’s definitely the best way to go, and no one can accuse you of not being pretty or nice,’ Anjelica said.