7.6
TV
Acting
Sharon Gless
- Born
- (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 78 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.6
TV
8.2
TV
Station 19
7.3
TV
The Exorcist
7.5
TV
Burn Notice
8.3
TV
Queer as Folk
7.2
TV
Nip/Tuck
7.9
TV
Rizzoli & Isles
6.3
Movie
Fast Charlie
5.8
Movie
Airport 1975
7.2
TV
Touched by an Angel
6.0
Movie
The Star Chamber
7.3
TV
Kojak
7.6
TV
The Rockford Files
4.3
TV
The View
7.5
TV
Judging Amy
7.0
TV
Cagney & Lacey
6.8
TV
Ironside
7.5
TV
The Bob Newhart Show
Acting credits 78
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca Film | |
| 2023 | Fast Charlie Film | Mavis |
| 2023 | Show Her the Money Film | Herself |
| 2018 | Betty White: First Lady of Television Film | Self |
| 2018 | United We Fan Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Station 19 TV | Dottie (1 ep) |
| 2017 | The Gifted TV | Ellen Strucker (2 ep) |
| 2016 | The Exorcist TV | Chris MacNeil (10 ep) |
| 2013 | Inequality for All Film | Christine Cagney (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Once Fallen Film | Sue |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles TV | Inmate (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Hannah Free Film | Older Hannah |
| 2007 | Burn Notice TV | Madeline Westen (111 ep) |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The State Within TV | Lynne Warner (6 ep) |
| 2004 | The Best of So Graham Norton Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck TV | Colleen Rose (5 ep) |
| 2002 | From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff Film | Self |
| 2000 | Queer as Folk TV | Debbie Novotny (83 ep) |
| 2000 | Bring Him Home Film | |
| 1999 | Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial Film | Narrator |
| 1999 | Judging Amy TV | Dr. Sally Godwin (1 ep) |
| 1998 | The Girl Next Door Film | Dr. Gayle Bennett |
| 1998 | So Graham Norton TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 1996 | Promised Land TV | (2 ep) |
| 1996 | Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions Film | Christine Cagney |
| 1995 | Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Film | Christine Cagney |
| 1995 | Cagney & Lacey: Together Again Film | Christine Cagney |
| 1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The Return Film | Christine Cagney |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Ziggy (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Separated by Murder Film | Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Honor Thy Mother Film | Bonnie Von Stein |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill TV | Rosie O'Neill (34 ep) |
| 1989 | The Outside Woman Film | Joyce Mattox |
| 1985 | Letting Go Film | Kate |
| 1984 | The Sky's No Limit Film | Joanna Douglas |
| 1983 | Hobson's Choice Film | Maggie Hobson |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber Film | Emily Hardin |
| 1982 | The Magic Statue Film | Penny Alston |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey TV | Christine Cagney (119 ep) |
| 1981 | The Miracle of Kathy Miller Film | Barbara Miller |
| 1980 | Revenge of the Stepford Wives Film | Kaye Foster |
| 1980 | The Scarlett O'Hara War Film | Carole Lombard |
| 1980 | The Kids Who Knew Too Much Film | Karen Goldner |
| 1980 | Hardhat & Legs Film | Patricia Botsford |
| 1979 | House Calls TV | Jane Jeffries (24 ep) |
| 1979 | The Last Convertible TV | Kay Haddon (3 ep) |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected TV | Caroline Coates (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Turnabout TV | (8 ep) |
| 1978 | The Immigrants TV | Jean Seldon Lavetta (2 ep) |
| 1978 | The Crash of Flight 401 Film | Lesley Fuller |
| 1978 | Centennial TV | Sidney Endermann (12 ep) |
| 1978 | The Islander Film | Shauna Cooke |
| 1976 | The Flying Misfits Film | Nurse 1st Lt. |
| 1976 | Baa Baa Black Sheep TV | Nurse 1st Lt. (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Switch TV | Maggie Philbin (70 ep) |
| 1975 | Switch Film | Maggie Philbin |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 Film | Sharon |