Acting
Sharon Gless
May 31, 1943 (83 years) Los Angeles, California, USA
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
8.2
Station 19
Dottie
7.6
The Gifted
Ellen Strucker
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
Inmate
7.5
Burn Notice
Madeline Westen
7.2
Nip/Tuck
Colleen Rose
8.3
Queer as Folk
Debbie Novotny
7.2
Touched by an Angel
Ziggy
7.3
The Exorcist
Chris MacNeil
7.6
The Rockford Files
Susan Jameson
6.8
Ironside
1967 · TV
7.5
Judging Amy
Dr. Sally Godwin
7.3
Kojak
Nancy Parks
6.3
Fast Charlie
Mavis
7.1
Adam-12
Lynn Carmichael
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
Christine Cagney
Filmography
Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca
6.3
Fast Charlie
2023 · Mavis
10.0
Show Her the Money
2023 · Herself
8.2
Station 19
2018 · Dottie
7.3
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018 · Self
6.0
United We Fan
2018 · Self (archive footage)
7.6
The Gifted
2017 · Ellen Strucker
7.3
The Exorcist
2016 · Chris MacNeil
7.5
Inequality for All
2013 · Christine Cagney (archive footage)
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Inmate
5.2
Once Fallen
2010 · Sue
3.8
Hannah Free
2009 · Older Hannah
7.5
Burn Notice
2007 · Madeline Westen
7.4
The State Within
2006 · Lynne Warner
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004 · Self (archive footage)
7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Colleen Rose
8.0
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002 · Self
8.3
Queer as Folk
2000 · Debbie Novotny
7.7
Bring Him Home
2000
7.5
Judging Amy
1999 · Dr. Sally Godwin
6.7
The Girl Next Door
1998 · Dr. Gayle Bennett
6.5
Promised Land
1996
8.5
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996 · Christine Cagney
7.8
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995 · Christine Cagney
7.5
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995 · Christine Cagney
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Ziggy
6.8
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · Christine Cagney
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
6.7
Honor Thy Mother
1992 · Bonnie Von Stein
5.8
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 · Rosie O'Neill