Acting
Sharon Gless
Acting · Born 1943-05-31 · 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.
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FilmFast Charlie
2023 · Mavis
FilmShow Her the Money
2023 · Herself
FilmBetty White: First Lady of Television
2018 · Self
FilmUnited We Fan
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Station 19
2018 · Dottie
The Gifted
2017 · Ellen Strucker
The Exorcist
2016 · Chris MacNeil
FilmInequality for All
2013 · Christine Cagney (archive footage)
FilmOnce Fallen
2010 · Sue
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Inmate
FilmHannah Free
2009 · Older Hannah
Burn Notice
2007 · Madeline Westen
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The State Within
2006 · Lynne Warner
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Colleen Rose
FilmFrom Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002 · Self
Queer as Folk
2000 · Debbie Novotny
FilmBring Him Home
2000
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
FilmSmoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
1999 · Narrator
Judging Amy
1999 · Dr. Sally Godwin
FilmThe Girl Next Door
1998 · Dr. Gayle Bennett
So Graham Norton
1998 · Self - Guest
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
Promised Land
1996
FilmCagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996 · Christine Cagney
FilmCagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995 · Christine Cagney
FilmCagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995 · Christine Cagney
FilmCagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · Christine Cagney
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Ziggy
Separated by Murder
FilmSeparated by Murder
1994 · Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
FilmHonor Thy Mother
1992 · Bonnie Von Stein
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 · Rosie O'Neill
FilmThe Outside Woman
1989 · Joyce Mattox
FilmLetting Go
1985 · Kate
FilmThe Sky's No Limit
1984 · Joanna Douglas
FilmHobson's Choice
1983 · Maggie Hobson
FilmThe Star Chamber
1983 · Emily Hardin
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Christine Cagney
FilmThe Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981 · Barbara Miller
FilmRevenge of the Stepford Wives
1980 · Kaye Foster
FilmThe Scarlett O'Hara War
1980 · Carole Lombard
FilmThe Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980 · Karen Goldner
FilmHardhat & Legs
1980 · Patricia Botsford
House Calls
1979 · Jane Jeffries
The Last Convertible
1979 · Kay Haddon
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Caroline Coates
Turnabout
Turnabout
1979
The Immigrants
1978 · Jean Seldon Lavetta
FilmThe Crash of Flight 401
1978 · Lesley Fuller
Centennial
1978 · Sidney Endermann
FilmThe Islander
1978 · Shauna Cooke
FilmThe Flying Misfits
1976 · Nurse 1st Lt.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976 · Nurse 1st Lt.
Switch
1975 · Maggie Philbin
FilmSwitch
1975 · Maggie Philbin
FilmAirport 1975
1974 · Sharon
The Rockford Files
1974 · Susan Jameson
FilmMy Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973 · Jennifer
Kojak
1973 · Nancy Parks
Toma
1973
Faraday and Company
1973 · Holly Barrett
Chase
1973 · Sally
FilmBonnie's Kids
1973 · Sharon - Waitress
FilmAll My Darling Daughters
1972 · Jennifer
Cool Million
1972 · Sandy Sherwood
The Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Rosalie Shaeffer
Emergency!
1972 · Sculptor
The Sixth Sense
1972
McCloud
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Kathleen Faverty
Adam-12
1968 · Lynn Carmichael
Ironside
1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Karen Goldner
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee