Sharon Gless

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-05-31 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Acting

1983

The Star Chamber

as Emily Hardin

2010

2009

Hannah Free

as Older Hannah

1982

The Magic Statue

as Penny Alston

1980

Hardhat & Legs

as Patricia Botsford

2023

Fast Charlie

as Mavis

2018

United We Fan

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Inequality for All

as Christine Cagney (archive footage)

1976

The Flying Misfits

as Nurse 1st Lt.

1978

The Islander

as Shauna Cooke

1998

The Girl Next Door

as Dr. Gayle Bennett

1973

Bonnie's Kids

as Sharon - Waitress

1974

Airport 1975

as Sharon

1975

Switch [Pilot]

as Maggie Philbin

1980

The Scarlett O'Hara War

as Carole Lombard

1985

Letting Go

as Kate

1992

Honor Thy Mother

as Bonnie Von Stein

1981

1978

The Immigrants

as Jean Seldon Lavetta

1978

The Crash of Flight 401

as Lesley Fuller

1994

Separated by Murder

as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely

1983

Hobson's Choice

as Maggie Hobson

1989

The Outside Woman

as Joyce Mattox

1996

1994

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Christine Cagney

1995

1984

The Sky's No Limit

as Joanna Douglas

1980

2023

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