Sharon Gless

Acting

Sharon Gless

Born May 31, 1943Los Angeles, California, USA78 credits

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

Fast Charlie
6.2

Fast Charlie

Movie

2023

Show Her the Money
10.0

Show Her the Money

Movie

2023

Betty White: First Lady of Television
7.3

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Movie

2018

United We Fan
6.0

United We Fan

Movie

2018

Station 19
8.2

Station 19

TV

2018

The Gifted
7.6

The Gifted

TV

2017

Filmography

Fast Charlie
2023Fast Charlieas MavisMovie
Show Her the Money
2023Show Her the Moneyas HerselfMovie
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018Betty White: First Lady of Televisionas SelfMovie
United We Fan
2018United We Fanas Self (archive footage)Movie
Station 19
2018Station 19as DottieTV
The Gifted
2017The Giftedas Ellen StruckerTV
The Exorcist
2016The Exorcistas Chris MacNeilTV
Inequality for All
2013Inequality for Allas Christine Cagney (archive footage)Movie
Once Fallen
2010Once Fallenas SueMovie
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas InmateTV
Hannah Free
2009Hannah Freeas Older HannahMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Noticeas Madeline WestenTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
The State Within
2006The State Withinas Lynne WarnerTV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuckas Colleen RoseTV
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoffas SelfMovie
Queer As Folk
2000Queer As Folkas Debbie NovotnyTV
Bring Him Home
2000Bring Him HomeMovie
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1999Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denialas NarratorMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Dr. Sally GodwinTV
The Girl Next Door
1998The Girl Next Dooras Dr. Gayle BennettMovie
So Graham Norton
1998So Graham Nortonas Self - GuestTV
The View
1997The Viewas Self - GuestTV
Promised Land
1996Promised LandTV
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996Cagney & Lacey: True Convictionsas Christine CagneyMovie
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceilingas Christine CagneyMovie
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together Againas Christine CagneyMovie
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Returnas Christine CagneyMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas ZiggyTV
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1994Separated by Murderas Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae StokelyMovie
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portraitas SelfTV
Honor Thy Mother
1992Honor Thy Motheras Bonnie Von SteinMovie
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990The Trials of Rosie O'Neillas Rosie O'NeillTV
The Outside Woman
1989The Outside Womanas Joyce MattoxMovie
Letting Go
1985Letting Goas KateMovie
The Sky's No Limit
1984The Sky's No Limitas Joanna DouglasMovie
Hobson's Choice
1983Hobson's Choiceas Maggie HobsonMovie
The Star Chamber
1983The Star Chamberas Emily HardinMovie
The Magic Statue
1982The Magic Statueas Penny AlstonMovie
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas Christine CagneyTV
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981The Miracle of Kathy Milleras Barbara MillerMovie
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980Revenge of the Stepford Wivesas Kaye FosterMovie
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980The Scarlett O'Hara Waras Carole LombardMovie
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980The Kids Who Knew Too Muchas Karen GoldnerMovie
Hardhat & Legs
1980Hardhat & Legsas Patricia BotsfordMovie
House Calls
1979House Callsas Jane JeffriesTV
The Last Convertible
1979The Last Convertibleas Kay HaddonTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Caroline CoatesTV
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1979TurnaboutTV
The Immigrants
1978The Immigrantsas Jean Seldon LavettaMovie
The Immigrants
1978The Immigrantsas Jean Seldon LavettaTV
The Crash of Flight 401
1978The Crash of Flight 401as Lesley FullerMovie
Centennial
1978Centennialas Sidney EndermannTV
The Islander
1978The Islanderas Shauna CookeMovie
The Flying Misfits
1976The Flying Misfitsas Nurse 1st Lt.Movie
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976Baa Baa Black Sheepas Nurse 1st Lt.TV
Switch
1975Switchas Maggie PhilbinTV
Switch
1975Switchas Maggie PhilbinMovie
Airport 1975
1974Airport 1975as SharonMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Susan JamesonTV
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973My Darling Daughters' Anniversaryas JenniferMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas Nancy ParksTV
Toma
1973TomaTV
Faraday and Company
1973Faraday and Companyas Holly BarrettTV
Chase
1973Chaseas SallyTV
Bonnie's Kids
1973Bonnie's Kidsas Sharon - WaitressMovie
All My Darling Daughters
1972All My Darling Daughtersas JenniferMovie
Cool Million
1972Cool Millionas Sandy SherwoodTV
The Bob Newhart Show
1972The Bob Newhart ShowTV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!as SculptorTV
The Sixth Sense
1972The Sixth SenseTV
McCloud
1970McCloudTV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Kathleen FavertyTV
Adam-12
1968Adam-12as Lynn CarmichaelTV
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Karen GoldnerTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca
—Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay MeccaMovie