Sharon Gless

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Sharon Gless

Acting 83 May 31, 1943

Los Angeles, California, USA

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 Made…

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The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
Station 19

Station 19

8.2 2018 TV Show
The Gifted

The Gifted

7.6 2017 TV Show
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2 2007 TV Show
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

7.2 1994 TV Show
Burn Notice

Burn Notice

7.5 2007 TV Show
Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

7.9 2010 TV Show
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

7.2 2003 TV Show
The Exorcist

The Exorcist

7.3 2016 TV Show
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.0 1944 TV Show
Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk

8.3 2000 TV Show
Ironside

Ironside

6.8 1967 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Fast Charlie

    Movie Mavis

  2. 2023
    Show Her the Money

    Movie Herself

  3. 2018
    Betty White: First Lady of Television

    Movie Self

  4. 2018
    United We Fan

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    Station 19

    TV show Dottie

  6. 2017
    The Gifted

    TV show Ellen Strucker

  7. 2016
    The Exorcist

    TV show Chris MacNeil

  8. 2013
    Inequality for All

    Movie Christine Cagney (archive footage)

  9. 2010
    Once Fallen

    Movie Sue

  10. 2010
    Rizzoli & Isles

    TV show Inmate

  11. 2009
    Hannah Free

    Movie Older Hannah

  12. 2007
    Burn Notice

    TV show Madeline Westen

  13. 2007
    The Graham Norton Show

    TV show Self

  14. 2006
    The State Within

    TV show Lynne Warner

  15. 2004
    The Best of So Graham Norton

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 2003
    Nip/Tuck

    TV show Colleen Rose

More credits
  1. 2002
    From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

    Movie Self

  2. 2000
    Queer as Folk

    TV show Debbie Novotny

  3. 2000
    Bring Him Home

    Movie

  4. 1999
    Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial

    Movie Narrator

  5. 1999
    Judging Amy

    TV show Dr. Sally Godwin

  6. 1998
    The Girl Next Door

    Movie Dr. Gayle Bennett

  7. 1998
    So Graham Norton

    TV show Self - Guest

  8. 1997
    The View

    TV show Self - Guest

  9. 1996
    Promised Land

    TV show

  10. 1996
    Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

    Movie Christine Cagney

  11. 1995
    Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

    Movie Christine Cagney

  12. 1995
    Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

    Movie Christine Cagney

  13. 1994
    Cagney & Lacey: The Return

    Movie Christine Cagney

  14. 1994
    Touched by an Angel

    TV show Ziggy

  15. 1994
    Separated by Murder

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

  16. 1993
    Intimate Portrait

    TV show Self

  17. 1992
    Honor Thy Mother

    Movie Bonnie Von Stein

  18. 1990
    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    TV show Rosie O'Neill

  19. 1989
    The Outside Woman

    Movie Joyce Mattox

  20. 1985
    Letting Go

    Movie Kate

  21. 1984
    The Sky's No Limit

    Movie Joanna Douglas

  22. 1983
    Hobson's Choice

    Movie Maggie Hobson

  23. 1983
    The Star Chamber

    Movie Emily Hardin

  24. 1982
    The Magic Statue

    Movie Penny Alston