Biography
Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress known for her television roles as Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975β78), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982β88), the title role in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990β92), Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer as Folk (2000β2005), and Madeline Westen on Burn Notice (2007β2013). A 10-time Emmy Award nominee and seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she won a Golden Globe in 1986 and Emmys in 1986 and 1987 for Cagney & Lacey, and a second Golden Globe in 1991 for The Trials of Rosie O'Neill. Gless received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.
Filmography
all 74
Movies 38
TV Shows 36
self 9
Narrator 2
Mavis
Fast Charlie (2023)
Movie
Self
Show Her the Money (2023)
Movie
Self
Betty White: First Lady of Television (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
United We Fan (2018)
Movie
Dottie
Station 19 (2018)
TV
7.08
Ellen Strucker
The Gifted (2017)
TV
6.24
Chris MacNeil
The Exorcist (2016)
TV
5.67
Christine Cagney (archive footage)
Inequality for All (2013)
Movie
Sue
Once Fallen (2010)
Movie
Older Hannah
Hannah Free (2009)
Movie
Madeline Westen
Burn Notice (2007)
TV
6.28
Self
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV
7.5
Lynne Warner
The State Within (2006)
TV
6
Nip/Tuck (2003)
TV
6.18
Self
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002)
Movie
Debbie Novotny
Queer As Folk (2000)
TV
6
Bring Him Home (2000)
Movie
Narrator
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial (1999)
Movie
Dr. Sally Godwin
Judging Amy (1999)
TV
4.5
Dr. Gayle Bennett
The Girl Next Door (1998)
Movie
Self - Guest
So Graham Norton (1998)
TV
Narrator
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1998)
Movie
Self / Self - Guest
The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Promised Land (1996)
TV
Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996)
Movie
Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (1995)
Movie
Christine Cagney-Burton
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
Movie
Christine Cagney-Burton
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
Movie
Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe
Separated by Murder (1994)
Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait (1993)
TV
Bonnie Von Stein
Honor Thy Mother (1992)
Movie
Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)
TV
Joyce Mattox
The Outside Woman (1989)
Movie
Kate
Letting Go (1985)
Movie
Joanna Douglas
The Sky's No Limit (1984)
Movie
Maggie Hobson
Hobson's Choice (1983)
Movie
Emily Hardin
The Star Chamber (1983)
Movie
4.67
Penny Alston
The Magic Statue (1982)
Movie
Christine Cagney / Sergeant Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV
Barbara Miller
The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)
Movie
Kaye Foster
Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
Movie
Carole Lombard
The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980)
Movie
Karen Goldner
The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)
Movie
Patricia Botsford
Hardhat & Legs (1980)
Movie
Jane Jeffries
House Calls (1979)
TV
Kay Haddon
The Last Convertible (1979)
TV
Caroline Coates
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
TV
Penny Alston
Turnabout (1979)
TV
Jean Seldon Lavetta
The Immigrants (1978)
Movie
Lesley Fuller
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
Movie
Sidney Endermann
Centennial (1978)
TV
5.33
Shauna Cooke
The Islander (1978)
Movie
Nurse 1st Lt.
The Flying Misfits (1976)
Movie
Nurse 1st Lt.
Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976)
TV
5.6
Maggie Philbin
Switch (1975)
TV
Maggie Philbin
Switch [Pilot] (1975)
Movie
Sharon
Airport 1975 (1974)
Movie
5.13
Susan Jameson / Lori Jenivan
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Jennifer
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973)
Movie
Nancy Parks
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Holly Barrett
Faraday and Company (1973)
TV
Toma (1973)
TV
Sharon - Waitress
Bonnie's Kids (1973)
Movie
Jennifer
All My Darling Daughters (1972)
Movie
Cool Million (1972)
TV
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
TV
4.9
Sculptor / Sheila
Emergency! (1972)
TV
8.33
The Sixth Sense (1972)
TV
McCloud (1970)
TV
7
Kathleen Faverty / Dr. Susan Carr / Lynn Baker
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
Lynn Carmichael
Adam-12 (1968)
TV
7.5
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Karen Goldner
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
TV
5.98
Self
Entertainment USA
TV
Ratings
Average 6.21
Based on 406 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1954
1976
1983
1979
2023
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1943-05-31 (80 years old)
Birth NameSharon Marguerite Gless
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
SpouseBarney Rosenzweig
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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