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