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Sharon Gless

Acting

Born May 31, 1943 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Sharon Marguerite Gless

Biography

Sharon Marguerite Gless is an American actress known for her television roles. She portrayed Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975–1978), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988), and the title role in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990–1992). She also played Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer as Folk (2000–2005) and Madeline Westen on Burn Notice (2007–2013).

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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1987
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1986
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography36 titles

Show Her the Money

2023as Herself

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

1996as Christine Cagney

Queer as Folk

2000as Debbie Novotny

Station 19

2018as Dottie

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

2002as Self

Emergency!

1972as Sculptor

Rizzoli & Isles

2010as Inmate

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

1995as Christine Cagney

The Gifted

2017as Ellen Strucker

The Rockford Files

1974as Susan Jameson

Inequality for All

2013as Christine Cagney (archive footage)

Burn Notice

2007as Madeline Westen

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

1995as Christine Cagney

The Bob Newhart Show

1972

The State Within

2006as Lynne Warner

The Exorcist

2016as Chris MacNeil

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Nip/Tuck

2003as Colleen Rose

Touched by an Angel

1994as Ziggy

Kojak

1973as Nancy Parks

McCloud

1970as Sgt. Maggie Clinger

Adam-12

1968as Lynn Carmichael

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Christine Cagney

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994as Christine Cagney

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Caroline Coates

Ironside

1967

The Girl Next Door

1998as Dr. Gayle Bennett

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969as Dr. Susan Carr

Fast Charlie

2023as Mavis

United We Fan

2018as Self (archive footage)

The Star Chamber

1983as Emily Hardin

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

1990as Rosie O'Neill

Airport 1975

1974as Sharon

Bonnie's Kids

1973as Sharon - Waitress

Once Fallen

2010as Sue

The View

1997as Self - Guest