Sharon Gless

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1943-05-31

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA
IMDb

Sharon 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.

Gallery

Gallery Image

Acting History

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