Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born May 31, 1943
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.
MovieFast Charlie
2023
as Mavis
MovieShow Her the Money
2023
as Herself
MovieBetty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
MovieUnited We Fan
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TVStation 19
2018
as Dottie
TVThe Gifted
2017
as Ellen Strucker
TVThe Exorcist
2016
as Chris MacNeil
MovieInequality for All
2013
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
MovieOnce Fallen
2010
as Sue
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Inmate
MovieHannah Free
2009
as Older Hannah
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Madeline Westen
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVThe State Within
2006
as Lynne Warner
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Colleen Rose
MovieFrom Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self
TVQueer as Folk
2000
as Debbie Novotny
MovieBring Him Home
2000
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
1999
as Narrator
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Dr. Sally Godwin
MovieThe Girl Next Door
1998
as Dr. Gayle Bennett
TVSo Graham Norton
1998
as Self - Guest
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
TVPromised Land
1996
MovieCagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
as Christine Cagney
MovieCagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
as Christine Cagney
MovieCagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
as Christine Cagney
MovieCagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Christine Cagney
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Ziggy
Separated by Murder
1994
as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MovieHonor Thy Mother
1992
as Bonnie Von Stein
TVThe Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Rosie O'Neill
MovieThe Outside Woman
1989
as Joyce Mattox
MovieLetting Go
1985
as Kate
MovieThe Sky's No Limit
1984
as Joanna Douglas
MovieHobson's Choice
1983
as Maggie Hobson
MovieThe Star Chamber
1983
as Emily Hardin
MovieThe Magic Statue
1982
as Penny Alston
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Christine Cagney
MovieThe Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981
as Barbara Miller
MovieRevenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Kaye Foster
MovieThe Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Carole Lombard
MovieThe Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980
as Karen Goldner
MovieHardhat & Legs
1980
as Patricia Botsford
TVHouse Calls
1979
as Jane Jeffries
TVThe Last Convertible
1979
as Kay Haddon
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Caroline Coates
Turnabout
1979
MovieThe Immigrants
1978
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
TVThe Immigrants
1978
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
MovieThe Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Lesley Fuller
TVCentennial
1978
as Sidney Endermann
MovieThe Islander
1978
as Shauna Cooke
MovieThe Flying Misfits
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
TVBaa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
TVSwitch
1975
as Maggie Philbin
MovieSwitch
1975
as Maggie Philbin
MovieAirport 1975
1974
as Sharon
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Susan Jameson
MovieMy Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
as Jennifer
TVKojak
1973
as Nancy Parks
TVToma
1973
TVFaraday and Company
1973
as Holly Barrett
TVChase
1973
as Sally
MovieBonnie's Kids
1973
as Sharon - Waitress
MovieAll My Darling Daughters
1972
as Jennifer
TVCool Million
1972
as Sandy Sherwood
TVThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Rosalie Shaeffer
TVEmergency!
1972
as Sculptor
TVThe Sixth Sense
1972
TVMcCloud
1970
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Kathleen Faverty
TVAdam-12
1968
as Lynn Carmichael
TVIronside
1967
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Karen Goldner
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieInside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca
