Sharon Gless

Known for: Acting

Born: 1943-05-31 (age 83)

From: Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Filmography (78)

MOVIE★ 6.2
Fast Charlie
2023
as Mavis
MOVIE★ 10.0
Show Her the Money
2023
as Herself
MOVIE★ 7.4
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
United We Fan
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.2
Station 19
2018
as Dottie
TV★ 7.6
The Gifted
2017
as Ellen Strucker
TV★ 7.3
The Exorcist
2016
as Chris MacNeil
MOVIE★ 7.5
Inequality for All
2013
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Once Fallen
2010
as Sue
TV★ 7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Inmate
MOVIE★ 3.8
Hannah Free
2009
as Older Hannah
TV★ 7.5
Burn Notice
2007
as Madeline Westen
TV★ 7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TV★ 7.4
The State Within
2006
as Lynne Warner
TV★ 7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Colleen Rose
MOVIE★ 8.0
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self
TV★ 8.3
Queer as Folk
2000
as Debbie Novotny
MOVIE★ 7.7
Bring Him Home
2000
MOVIE★ 9.0
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
1999
as Narrator
TV★ 7.5
Judging Amy
1999
as Dr. Sally Godwin
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Girl Next Door
1998
as Dr. Gayle Bennett
TV★ 7.4
So Graham Norton
1998
as Self - Guest
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.5
Promised Land
1996
MOVIE★ 8.5
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
as Christine Cagney
MOVIE★ 7.5
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
as Christine Cagney
MOVIE★ 7.8
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
as Christine Cagney
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Christine Cagney
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ziggy
MOVIE★ 4.4
Separated by Murder
1994
as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
TV★ 4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Honor Thy Mother
1992
as Bonnie Von Stein
TV★ 5.8
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Rosie O'Neill
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Outside Woman
1989
as Joyce Mattox
MOVIE★ 7.2
Letting Go
1985
as Kate
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Sky's No Limit
1984
as Joanna Douglas
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hobson's Choice
1983
as Maggie Hobson
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Star Chamber
1983
as Emily Hardin
MOVIE
The Magic Statue
1982
as Penny Alston
TV★ 6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Christine Cagney
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981
as Barbara Miller
MOVIE★ 5.3
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Kaye Foster
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Carole Lombard
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980
as Karen Goldner
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Patricia Botsford
TV★ 6.3
House Calls
1979
as Jane Jeffries
TV★ 8.0
The Last Convertible
1979
as Kay Haddon
TV★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Caroline Coates
TV★ 6.0
Turnabout
1979
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Immigrants
1978
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
TV
The Immigrants
1978
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Lesley Fuller
TV★ 7.7
Centennial
1978
as Sidney Endermann
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Islander
1978
as Shauna Cooke
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
TV★ 7.6
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
TV★ 6.6
Switch
1975
as Maggie Philbin
MOVIE★ 9.0
Switch
1975
as Maggie Philbin
MOVIE★ 5.8
Airport 1975
1974
as Sharon
TV★ 7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
as Susan Jameson
MOVIE★ 7.5
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
as Jennifer
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Nancy Parks
TV★ 6.8
Toma
1973
TV★ 7.0
Faraday and Company
1973
as Holly Barrett
TV★ 7.0
Chase
1973
as Sally
MOVIE★ 5.4
Bonnie's Kids
1973
as Sharon - Waitress
MOVIE★ 7.5
All My Darling Daughters
1972
as Jennifer
TV★ 7.0
Cool Million
1972
as Sandy Sherwood
TV★ 7.5
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Rosalie Shaeffer
TV★ 7.9
Emergency!
1972
as Sculptor
TV★ 6.3
The Sixth Sense
1972
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
TV★ 6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Kathleen Faverty
TV★ 7.1
Adam-12
1968
as Lynn Carmichael
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Karen Goldner
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MOVIE
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