Sharon Gless

Acting

Sharon Gless

Born 31 May 1943 · Los Angeles, California, USA · 83

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

Highlights

Station 192018 · Series · Dottie
The Gifted2017 · Series · Ellen Strucker
Queer as Folk2000 · Series · Debbie Novotny
Rizzoli & Isles2010 · Series · Inmate
The Exorcist2016 · Series · Chris MacNeil
Burn Notice2007 · Series · Madeline Westen

Filmography

Movies

29 films

Fast Charlie2023 · Film · Mavis
Once Fallen2010 · Film · Sue
Hannah Free2009 · Film · Older Hannah
Bring Him Home2000 · Film
The Girl Next Door1998 · Film · Dr. Gayle Bennett
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions1996 · Film · Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling1995 · Film · Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again1995 · Film · Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: The Return1994 · Film · Christine Cagney
Honor Thy Mother1992 · Film · Bonnie Von Stein
The Outside Woman1989 · Film · Joyce Mattox
Letting Go1985 · Film · Kate
The Sky's No Limit1984 · Film · Joanna Douglas
Hobson's Choice1983 · Film · Maggie Hobson
The Star Chamber1983 · Film · Emily Hardin
The Magic Statue1982 · Film · Penny Alston
The Miracle of Kathy Miller1981 · Film · Barbara Miller
Revenge of the Stepford Wives1980 · Film · Kaye Foster
The Scarlett O'Hara War1980 · Film · Carole Lombard
The Kids Who Knew Too Much1980 · Film · Karen Goldner
Hardhat & Legs1980 · Film · Patricia Botsford
The Crash of Flight 4011978 · Film · Lesley Fuller
The Islander1978 · Film · Shauna Cooke
The Flying Misfits1976 · Film · Nurse 1st Lt.
Switch1975 · Film · Maggie Philbin
Airport 19751974 · Film · Sharon
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary1973 · Film · Jennifer
Bonnie's Kids1973 · Film · Sharon - Waitress
All My Darling Daughters1972 · Film · Jennifer

Filmography

Series

34 shows

Station 192018 · Series · Dottie
The Gifted2017 · Series · Ellen Strucker
The Exorcist2016 · Series · Chris MacNeil
Rizzoli & Isles2010 · Series · Inmate
Burn Notice2007 · Series · Madeline Westen
The State Within2006 · Series · Lynne Warner
Nip/Tuck2003 · Series · Colleen Rose
Queer as Folk2000 · Series · Debbie Novotny
Judging Amy1999 · Series · Dr. Sally Godwin
Promised Land1996 · Series
Touched by an Angel1994 · Series · Ziggy
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill1990 · Series · Rosie O'Neill
Cagney & Lacey1982 · Series · Christine Cagney
House Calls1979 · Series · Jane Jeffries
The Last Convertible1979 · Series · Kay Haddon
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Series · Caroline Coates
The Immigrants1978 · Series · Jean Seldon Lavetta
Centennial1978 · Series · Sidney Endermann
Baa Baa Black Sheep1976 · Series · Nurse 1st Lt.
Switch1975 · Series · Maggie Philbin
The Rockford Files1974 · Series · Susan Jameson
Kojak1973 · Series · Nancy Parks
Toma1973 · Series
Faraday and Company1973 · Series · Holly Barrett
Chase1973 · Series · Sally
Cool Million1972 · Series · Sandy Sherwood
The Bob Newhart Show1972 · Series · Rosalie Shaeffer
Emergency!1972 · Series · Sculptor
The Sixth Sense1972 · Series
McCloud1970 · Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · Series · Kathleen Faverty
Adam-121968 · Series · Lynn Carmichael
Ironside1967 · Series
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Karen Goldner