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Sharon Gless

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

May 31, 1943 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Acting
2023Fast CharlieMavis
2023Show Her the MoneyHerself
2018United We FanSelf (archive footage)
2018Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionSelf
2018Station 19Dottie
2017The GiftedEllen Strucker
2016The ExorcistChris MacNeil
2013Inequality for AllChristine Cagney (archive footage)
2010Once FallenSue
2010Rizzoli & IslesInmate
2009Hannah FreeOlder Hannah
2007Burn NoticeMadeline Westen
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006The State WithinLynne Warner
2003Nip/TuckColleen Rose
2002From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and ShdanoffSelf
2000Bring Him Home
2000Queer As FolkDebbie Novotny
1999Smoke and Mirrors: A History of DenialNarrator
1999Judging AmyDr. Sally Godwin
1998The Girl Next DoorDr. Gayle Bennett
1998So Graham NortonSelf - Guest
1997The ViewSelf - Guest
1996Cagney & Lacey: True ConvictionsChristine Cagney
1996Promised Land
1995Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass CeilingChristine Cagney
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together AgainChristine Cagney
1994Separated by MurderBetty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnChristine Cagney
1994Touched by an AngelZiggy
1993Intimate PortraitSelf
1992Honor Thy MotherBonnie Von Stein
1990The Trials of Rosie O'NeillRosie O'Neill
1989The Outside WomanJoyce Mattox
1985Letting GoKate
1984The Sky's No LimitJoanna Douglas
1983The Star ChamberEmily Hardin
1983Hobson's ChoiceMaggie Hobson
1982The Magic StatuePenny Alston
1982Cagney & LaceyChristine Cagney
1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerBarbara Miller
1980Hardhat & LegsPatricia Botsford
1980Revenge of the Stepford WivesKaye Foster
1980The Scarlett O'Hara WarCarole Lombard
1980The Kids Who Knew Too MuchKaren Goldner
1979Tales of the UnexpectedCaroline Coates
1979Turnabout
1979The Last ConvertibleKay Haddon
1979House CallsJane Jeffries
1978The IslanderShauna Cooke
1978The ImmigrantsJean Seldon Lavetta
1978The Crash of Flight 401Lesley Fuller
1978CentennialSidney Endermann
1978The ImmigrantsJean Seldon Lavetta
1976The Flying MisfitsNurse 1st Lt.
1976Baa Baa Black SheepNurse 1st Lt.
1975SwitchMaggie Philbin
1975SwitchMaggie Philbin
1974Airport 1975Sharon
1974The Rockford FilesSusan Jameson
1974The Rockford FilesLori Jenivan
1973My Darling Daughters' AnniversaryJennifer
1973Bonnie's KidsSharon - Waitress
1973KojakNancy Parks
1973Toma
1973Faraday and CompanyHolly Barrett
1973ChaseSally
1972All My Darling DaughtersJennifer
1972The Bob Newhart Show
1972The Sixth Sense
1972Emergency!Sculptor
1972Emergency!Sheila
1972Cool MillionSandy Sherwood
1970McCloud
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Kathleen Faverty
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Lynn Baker
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Dr. Susan Carr
1968Adam-12Lynn Carmichael
1967Ironside
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyKaren Goldner
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
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