Sharon Gless
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1943-05-31 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Sharon Marguerite Gless
Biography
Sharon Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress known for her iconic TV roles, including Sgt. Christine Cagney in Cagney & Lacey, Debbie Novotny in Queer as Folk, and Madeline Westen in Burn Notice. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards for her performances. Gless began her career as a secretary before transitioning to acting and has also appeared in stage productions like Misery and The Vagina Monologues.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Ironside
1967
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Inmate
Burn Notice
2007
as Madeline Westen
Adam-12
1968
as Lynn Carmichael
Judging Amy
1999
as Dr. Sally Godwin
Station 19
2018
as Dottie
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Colleen Rose
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ziggy
The Rockford Files
1974
as Susan Jameson / Lori Jenivan
Emergency!
1972
as Sculptor / Sheila
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Caroline Coates
Queer as Folk
2000
as Debbie Novotny
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Christine Cagney
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Kathleen Faverty / Lynn Baker / Dr. Susan Carr
Kojak
1973
as Nancy Parks
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
The Gifted
2017
as Ellen Strucker
McCloud
1970
Switch
1975
as Maggie Philbin
Promised Land
1996
The Exorcist
2016
as Chris MacNeil
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Karen Goldner
Centennial
1978
as Sidney Endermann
So Graham Norton
1998
as Self - Guest
Toma
1973
The Sixth Sense
1972
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Rosie O'Neill
The State Within
2006
as Lynne Warner
Chase
1973
as Sally
Cool Million
1972
as Sandy Sherwood
Turnabout
1979
House Calls
1979
as Jane Jeffries
Faraday and Company
1973
as Holly Barrett
The Last Convertible
1979
as Kay Haddon
The Immigrants
1978
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
Movies (38)
Fast Charlie
2023
as Mavis
Airport 1975
1974
as Sharon
Inequality for All
2013
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
The Star Chamber
1983
as Emily Hardin
Once Fallen
2010
as Sue
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
as Christine Cagney
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
as Christine Cagney
United We Fan
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Carole Lombard
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Kaye Foster
Letting Go
1985
as Kate
Bonnie's Kids
1973
as Sharon - Waitress
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Lesley Fuller
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980
as Karen Goldner
The Girl Next Door
1998
as Dr. Gayle Bennett
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
as Christine Cagney
The Immigrants
1978
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Christine Cagney
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981
as Barbara Miller
Hobson's Choice
1983
as Maggie Hobson
Switch
1975
as Maggie Philbin
Honor Thy Mother
1992
as Bonnie Von Stein
Show Her the Money
2023
as Herself
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
as Jennifer
The Islander
1978
as Shauna Cooke
Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Patricia Botsford
The Magic Statue
1982
as Penny Alston
Separated by Murder
1994
as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
All My Darling Daughters
1972
as Jennifer
The Sky's No Limit
1984
as Joanna Douglas
Bring Him Home
2000
Hannah Free
2009
as Older Hannah
The Outside Woman
1989
as Joyce Mattox
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
1999
as Narrator
Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca
About Sharon Gless
Sharon Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress known for her iconic TV roles, including Sgt. Christine Cagney in Cagney & Lacey, Debbie Novotny in Queer as Folk, and Madeline Westen in Burn Notice. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards for her performances. Gless began her career as a secretary before transitioning to acting and has also appeared in stage productions like Misery and The Vagina Monologues. With 78 credits spanning from 1944 to 2023, Sharon Gless has appeared in 38 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sharon Gless Movies
- Fast Charlie (2023) — as Mavis
- Airport 1975 (1974) — as Sharon
- Inequality for All (2013) — as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
- The Star Chamber (1983) — as Emily Hardin
- Once Fallen (2010) — as Sue
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