Sharon Gless
Known for acting · Born 31 May 1943 · 83 · Los Angeles, California, USA
78 credits
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.
Known for
Burn Notice
2007
Queer as Folk
2000
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Switch
1975
The Exorcist
2016
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
The Star Chamber
1983
Centennial
1978
House Calls
1979
The Gifted
2017
Nip/Tuck
2003
Acting (78)
2023Fast CharlieMavisFilm
2023Show Her the MoneyHerselfFilm
2018Station 19DottieSeries
2018Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionSelfFilm
2018United We FanSelf (archive footage)Film
2017The GiftedEllen Strucker · 2 episodesSeries
2016The ExorcistChris MacNeil · 10 episodesSeries
2013Inequality for AllChristine Cagney (archive footage)Film
2010Rizzoli & IslesInmateSeries
2010Once FallenSueFilm
2009Hannah FreeOlder HannahFilm
2007Burn NoticeMadeline Westen · 111 episodesSeries
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelfSeries
2006The State WithinLynne Warner · 6 episodesSeries
2004The Best of So Graham NortonSelf (archive footage)Film
2003Nip/TuckColleen Rose · 5 episodesSeries
2002From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and ShdanoffSelfFilm
2000Queer as FolkDebbie Novotny · 83 episodesSeries
2000Bring Him HomeFilm
1999Judging AmyDr. Sally GodwinSeries
1999Smoke and Mirrors: A History of DenialNarratorFilm
1998So Graham NortonSelf - GuestSeries
1998The Girl Next DoorDr. Gayle BennettFilm
1997The ViewSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1996Promised Land · 2 episodesSeries
1996Cagney & Lacey: True ConvictionsChristine CagneyFilm
1995Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass CeilingChristine CagneyFilm
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together AgainChristine CagneyFilm
1994Touched by an AngelZiggySeries
1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnChristine CagneyFilm
1994Separated by MurderBetty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae StokelyFilm
1993Intimate PortraitSelfSeries
1992Honor Thy MotherBonnie Von SteinFilm
1990The Trials of Rosie O'NeillRosie O'Neill · 34 episodesSeries
1989The Outside WomanJoyce MattoxFilm
1985Letting GoKateFilm
1984The Sky's No LimitJoanna DouglasFilm
1983The Star ChamberEmily HardinFilm
1983Hobson's ChoiceMaggie HobsonFilm
1982Cagney & LaceyChristine Cagney · 119 episodesSeries
1982The Magic StatuePenny AlstonFilm
1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerBarbara MillerFilm
1980Revenge of the Stepford WivesKaye FosterFilm
1980The Scarlett O'Hara WarCarole LombardFilm
1980The Kids Who Knew Too MuchKaren GoldnerFilm
1980Hardhat & LegsPatricia BotsfordFilm
1979Tales of the UnexpectedCaroline CoatesSeries
1979Turnabout · 8 episodesSeries
1979House CallsJane Jeffries · 24 episodesSeries
1979The Last ConvertibleKay Haddon · 3 episodesSeries
1978CentennialSidney Endermann · 12 episodesSeries
1978The Crash of Flight 401Lesley FullerFilm
1978The IslanderShauna CookeFilm
1978The ImmigrantsJean Seldon Lavetta · 2 episodesSeries
1976Baa Baa Black SheepNurse 1st Lt.Series
1976The Flying MisfitsNurse 1st Lt.Film
1975SwitchMaggie Philbin · 70 episodesSeries
1975SwitchMaggie PhilbinFilm
1974Airport 1975SharonFilm
1974The Rockford FilesSusan Jameson, Lori JenivanSeries
1973KojakNancy ParksSeries
1973Bonnie's KidsSharon - WaitressFilm
1973TomaSeries
1973My Darling Daughters' AnniversaryJenniferFilm
1973ChaseSallySeries
1973Faraday and CompanyHolly Barrett · 4 episodesSeries
1972The Bob Newhart ShowRosalie ShaefferSeries
1972Emergency!Sculptor, SheilaSeries
1972The Sixth SenseSeries
1972All My Darling DaughtersJenniferFilm
1972Cool MillionSandy SherwoodSeries
1970McCloud, Sgt. Maggie ClingerSeries
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Kathleen Faverty · 171 episodes, Lynn Baker, Dr. Susan CarrSeries
1968Adam-12Lynn CarmichaelSeries
1967IronsideSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyKaren GoldnerSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 6 episodesSeries
—Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay MeccaFilm