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Sharon Gless
Acting · Born 1943-05-31 · 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
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Rizzoli & Isles
Inmate
The View
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Ironside
1967
Nip/Tuck
Colleen Rose
Station 19
Dottie
Burn Notice
Madeline Westen
Intimate Portrait
Self
Adam-12
Lynn Carmichael
Filmography
- 2023Fast CharlieMavis
- 2023Show Her the MoneyHerself
- 2018Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionSelf
- 2018United We FanSelf (archive footage)
- 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
- 2000Queer as FolkDebbie Novotny
- 2000Bring Him Home
- 1999Smoke and Mirrors: A History of DenialNarrator
- 1999Judging AmyDr. Sally Godwin
- 1998The Girl Next DoorDr. Gayle Bennett
- 1998So Graham NortonSelf - Guest
- 1997The ViewSelf - Guest
- 1996Promised Land
- 1996Cagney & Lacey: True ConvictionsChristine Cagney
- 1995Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass CeilingChristine Cagney
- 1995Cagney & Lacey: Together AgainChristine Cagney
- 1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnChristine Cagney
- 1994Touched by an AngelZiggy
- 1994Separated by MurderBetty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
- 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
- 1983Hobson's ChoiceMaggie Hobson
- 1983The Star ChamberEmily Hardin
- 1982The Magic StatuePenny Alston
- 1982Cagney & LaceyChristine Cagney
- 1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerBarbara Miller
- 1980Revenge of the Stepford WivesKaye Foster
- 1980The Scarlett O'Hara WarCarole Lombard
- 1980The Kids Who Knew Too MuchKaren Goldner
- 1980Hardhat & LegsPatricia Botsford
- 1979House CallsJane Jeffries
- 1979The Last ConvertibleKay Haddon
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedCaroline Coates
- 1979Turnabout
- 1978The ImmigrantsJean Seldon Lavetta
- 1978The ImmigrantsJean Seldon Lavetta
- 1978The Crash of Flight 401Lesley Fuller
- 1978CentennialSidney Endermann
- 1978The IslanderShauna Cooke
- 1976The Flying MisfitsNurse 1st Lt.
- 1976Baa Baa Black SheepNurse 1st Lt.
- 1975SwitchMaggie Philbin
- 1975SwitchMaggie Philbin
- 1974Airport 1975Sharon
- 1974The Rockford FilesSusan Jameson
- 1973My Darling Daughters' AnniversaryJennifer
- 1973KojakNancy Parks
- 1973Toma
- 1973Faraday and CompanyHolly Barrett
- 1973ChaseSally
- 1973Bonnie's KidsSharon - Waitress
- 1972All My Darling DaughtersJennifer
- 1972Cool MillionSandy Sherwood
- 1972The Bob Newhart ShowRosalie Shaeffer
- 1972Emergency!Sculptor
- 1972The Sixth Sense
- 1970McCloud
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Kathleen Faverty
- 1968Adam-12Lynn Carmichael
- 1967Ironside
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyKaren Goldner
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- —Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca
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