‘24’ star Cherry Jones has gallbladder surgery

Jones plays President Allison Taylor in the new season of the drama series

Peter Kramer / AP	Actress Cherry Jones underwent gall bladder surgery.

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updated 4:57 p.m. ET Jan. 13, 2009

LOS ANGELES - The producer of Fox TV’s “24” says his show’s new president, Cherry Jones, has undergone gall bladder surgery.

Series executive producer Howard Gordon told a Television Critics Association meeting Tuesday that the Tony Award-winning actress was unable to attend a “24” panel because of the surgery. He said Jones was in New York.

A call to her agent regarding her condition was not immediately returned.

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Jones, 52, plays President Allison Taylor in the new season of the drama series starring Kiefer Sutherland as a counterterrorism agent. Jones’ other credits include the films “The Village” and “Ocean’s Twelve.” She won two best actress Tonys for “The Heiress” in 1995 and “Doubt” in 2005.