
Sharon Gless
Department: Acting
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

The Star Chamber
1983

Once Fallen
2010

Bring Him Home
2000

Hannah Free
2009

The Magic Statue
1982

Hardhat & Legs
1980

Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973

Fast Charlie
2023

United We Fan
2018

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995

Inequality for All
2013

The Flying Misfits
1976

The Islander
1978

The Girl Next Door
1998

Bonnie's Kids
1973

Airport 1975
1974

Switch
1975

The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980

Letting Go
1985

Honor Thy Mother
1992

The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981

The Immigrants
1978

The Crash of Flight 401
1978

Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
1999

Separated by Murder
1994

All My Darling Daughters
1972

Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018

Hobson's Choice
1983

The Outside Woman
1989

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995

The Sky's No Limit
1984

The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980

Show Her the Money
2023

Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca
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Judging Amy
1999

The Bob Newhart Show
1972

Tales of the Unexpected
1979

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

Nip/Tuck
2003

Queer As Folk
2000

Burn Notice
2007

Kojak
1973

Cagney & Lacey
1982

The State Within
2006

Ironside
1967

Switch
1975

Promised Land
1996

McCloud
1970

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990

The Sixth Sense
1972

Toma
1973

So Graham Norton
1998

Faraday and Company
1973

Turnabout
1979

The View
1997

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Adam-12
1968

The Exorcist
2016

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976

The Last Convertible
1979

Centennial
1978

The Rockford Files
1974

The Rockford Files
1974

Intimate Portrait
1993

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

Emergency!
1972

Emergency!
1972

Rizzoli & Isles
2010

Station 19
2018

The Gifted
2017

Touched by an Angel
1994

House Calls
1979

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

Cool Million
1972

Chase
1973

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969