Sharon Gless

Personal Info

Birthday

May 31, 1943

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Sharon Marguerite Gless

Sharon Gless

Biography

Sharon Gless 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

Nip/Tuck

Station 19

Rizzoli & Isles

The Rockford Files

Burn Notice

Emergency!

Adam-12

Tales of the Unexpected

Filmography

2023
Fast Charlie
as Mavis
Show Her the Money
as Herself
2018
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self
United We Fan
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Inequality for All
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
2010
Once Fallen
as Sue
2009
Hannah Free
as Older Hannah
2002
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
as Self
1999
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
as Narrator
1998
The Girl Next Door
as Dr. Gayle Bennett
1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Christine Cagney
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Christine Cagney
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Christine Cagney
Separated by Murder
as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
1992
Honor Thy Mother
as Bonnie Von Stein
1989
The Outside Woman
as Joyce Mattox
1985
Letting Go
as Kate
1984
The Sky's No Limit
as Joanna Douglas
1983
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
The Star Chamber
as Emily Hardin
1982
The Magic Statue
as Penny Alston
1981
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Barbara Miller
1980
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Kaye Foster
The Scarlett O'Hara War
as Carole Lombard
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
as Karen Goldner
Hardhat & Legs
as Patricia Botsford
1978
The Immigrants
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
The Crash of Flight 401
as Lesley Fuller
The Islander
as Shauna Cooke
1976
The Flying Misfits
as Nurse 1st Lt.
1974
Airport 1975
as Sharon
1973
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
as Jennifer
Bonnie's Kids
as Sharon - Waitress
1972
All My Darling Daughters
as Jennifer