Exclusive: Gloria Reuben on Menopause, 'ER' and Why Silence Helps No One
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Published: May 13, 2026 Getty Images / Jamie McCarthy With a career spanning decades, Gloria Reuben has consistently delivered powerful, socially impactful performances, from her groundbreaking portrayal of Jeanie Boulet on ER, one of television’s first nuanced HIV-positive characters, to commanding roles across film and television. Today, she stars in CBS’s hit drama Boston Blue as Mae Silver, the Boston District Attorney, a role she describes as the “perfect fit.” Last year, she also appeared in the Amazon thriller The Better Sister alongside Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel. Off-screen, she has become one of the most vocal advocates for women navigating life over 50—speaking candidly about perimenopause, menopause and the silence that has long surrounded both.