Biography
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.
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
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Queer as Folk
Station 19
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Rizzoli & Isles
Emergency!
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
The Gifted
The Rockford Files
Inequality for All
Burn Notice
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
The Bob Newhart Show
The State Within
The Exorcist
The Graham Norton Show
Nip/Tuck
Touched by an Angel
Kojak
McCloud
Adam-12
Cagney & Lacey
Ironside
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Tales of the Unexpected
The Girl Next Door
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Fast Charlie
The Star Chamber
United We Fan
Airport 1975
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Bonnie's Kids
Once Fallen
The View