Actor profile

Sharon Gless

31st May 1943 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

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.

38 Movies 40 TV Shows 78 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Fast Charlie poster

Fast Charlie 8th December 2023 as Mavis

Show Her the Money poster

Show Her the Money 21st September 2023 as Herself

Betty White: First Lady of Television poster

Betty White: First Lady of Television 18th August 2018 as Self

United We Fan poster

United We Fan 28th April 2018 as Self (archive footage)

Inequality for All poster

Inequality for All 19th January 2013 as Christine Cagney (archive footage)

Once Fallen poster

Once Fallen 2nd November 2010 as Sue

Hannah Free poster

Hannah Free 11th December 2009 as Older Hannah

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff poster

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff 25th August 2002 as Self

Bring Him Home poster

Bring Him Home 1st January 2000

Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial 1st December 1999 as Narrator

The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door 19th October 1998 as Dr. Gayle Bennett

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions poster

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions 29th January 1996 as Christine Cagney

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling poster

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling 25th October 1995 as Christine Cagney

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again poster

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again 2nd May 1995 as Christine Cagney

Cagney & Lacey: The Return poster

Cagney & Lacey: The Return 6th November 1994 as Christine Cagney

Separated by Murder 12th April 1994 as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely

Honor Thy Mother poster

Honor Thy Mother 26th March 1992 as Bonnie Von Stein

The Outside Woman poster

The Outside Woman 12th February 1989 as Joyce Mattox

Letting Go poster

Letting Go 11th May 1985 as Kate

The Sky's No Limit poster

The Sky's No Limit 7th February 1984 as Joanna Douglas

Hobson's Choice poster

Hobson's Choice 21st December 1983 as Maggie Hobson

The Star Chamber poster

The Star Chamber 5th August 1983 as Emily Hardin

The Magic Statue poster

The Magic Statue 15th November 1982 as Penny Alston

The Miracle of Kathy Miller poster

The Miracle of Kathy Miller 5th October 1981 as Barbara Miller

Revenge of the Stepford Wives poster

Revenge of the Stepford Wives 12th October 1980 as Kaye Foster

The Scarlett O'Hara War poster

The Scarlett O'Hara War 19th May 1980 as Carole Lombard

The Kids Who Knew Too Much poster

The Kids Who Knew Too Much 29th April 1980 as Karen Goldner

Hardhat & Legs poster

Hardhat & Legs 9th February 1980 as Patricia Botsford

The Immigrants poster

The Immigrants 20th November 1978 as Jean Seldon Lavetta

The Crash of Flight 401 poster

The Crash of Flight 401 29th October 1978 as Lesley Fuller

The Islander poster

The Islander 16th September 1978 as Shauna Cooke

The Flying Misfits poster

The Flying Misfits 21st September 1976 as Nurse 1st Lt.

Switch poster

Switch 21st March 1975 as Maggie Philbin

Airport 1975 poster

Airport 1975 18th October 1974 as Sharon

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary poster

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary 7th November 1973 as Jennifer

Bonnie's Kids poster

Bonnie's Kids 8th February 1973 as Sharon - Waitress

All My Darling Daughters poster

All My Darling Daughters 22nd November 1972 as Jennifer

Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca poster

Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca

Station 19 poster

Station 19 22nd March 2018 as Dottie

The Gifted poster

The Gifted 2nd October 2017 as Ellen Strucker

The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist 23rd September 2016 as Chris MacNeil

Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles 12th July 2010 as Inmate

Burn Notice poster

Burn Notice 28th June 2007 as Madeline Westen

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

The State Within poster

The State Within 2nd November 2006 as Lynne Warner

Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck 22nd July 2003 as Colleen Rose

Queer as Folk poster

Queer as Folk 3rd December 2000 as Debbie Novotny

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Dr. Sally Godwin

So Graham Norton poster

So Graham Norton 3rd July 1998 as Self - Guest

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

Promised Land poster

Promised Land 17th September 1996

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Ziggy

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill poster

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill 17th September 1990 as Rosie O'Neill

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey 25th March 1982 as Christine Cagney

House Calls poster

House Calls 17th December 1979 as Jane Jeffries

The Last Convertible poster

The Last Convertible 24th September 1979 as Kay Haddon

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Caroline Coates

Turnabout 26th January 1979

The Immigrants poster

The Immigrants 20th November 1978 as Jean Seldon Lavetta

Centennial poster

Centennial 1st October 1978 as Sidney Endermann

Baa Baa Black Sheep poster

Baa Baa Black Sheep 21st September 1976 as Nurse 1st Lt.

Switch poster

Switch 9th September 1975 as Maggie Philbin

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Lori Jenivan

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Nancy Parks

Toma poster

Toma 4th October 1973

Faraday and Company poster

Faraday and Company 26th September 1973 as Holly Barrett

Chase poster

Chase 11th September 1973 as Sally

Cool Million poster

Cool Million 28th October 1972 as Sandy Sherwood

The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show 16th September 1972

Emergency! poster

Emergency! 22nd January 1972 as Sheila

The Sixth Sense poster

The Sixth Sense 15th January 1972

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970

Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D. 23rd September 1969 as Kathleen Faverty

Adam-12 poster

Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Lynn Carmichael

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as Karen Goldner

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Nominee