Sharon Gless
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.
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Movies (29)
Fast Charlie
as Mavis
2023
Show Her the Money
as Herself
2023
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self
2018
United We Fan
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Inequality for All
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
2013
Once Fallen
as Sue
2010
Hannah Free
as Older Hannah
2009
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
as Self
2002
Bring Him Home
2000
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
as Narrator
1999
The Girl Next Door
as Dr. Gayle Bennett
1998
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Christine Cagney
1996
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Christine Cagney
1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Christine Cagney
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Christine Cagney
1994
Separated by Murder
as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
1994
Honor Thy Mother
as Bonnie Von Stein
1992
The Outside Woman
as Joyce Mattox
1989
Letting Go
as Kate
1985
The Sky's No Limit
as Joanna Douglas
1984
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
1983
The Star Chamber
as Emily Hardin
1983
The Magic Statue
as Penny Alston
1982
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Barbara Miller
1981
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Kaye Foster
1980
The Scarlett O'Hara War
as Carole Lombard
1980
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
as Karen Goldner
1980
Hardhat & Legs
as Patricia Botsford
1980
The Immigrants
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
1978
TV Shows (21)
Station 19
as Dottie
2018
The Gifted
as Ellen Strucker
2017
The Exorcist
as Chris MacNeil
2016
Rizzoli & Isles
as Inmate
2010
Burn Notice
as Madeline Westen
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
The State Within
as Lynne Warner
2006
Nip/Tuck
as Colleen Rose
2003
Queer As Folk
as Debbie Novotny
2000
Judging Amy
as Dr. Sally Godwin
1999
So Graham Norton
as Self - Guest
1998
The View
as Self
1997
Promised Land
1996
Touched by an Angel
as Ziggy
1994
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Rosie O'Neill
1990
Cagney & Lacey
as Christine Cagney
1982
House Calls
as Jane Jeffries
1979
The Last Convertible
as Kay Haddon
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
as Caroline Coates
1979
Turnabout
1979