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Sharon Marguerite Gless is an American actress, who is known for her television roles as Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975–78), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982–88), the title role in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990–92), Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer as Folk (2000–2005), and Madeline Westen on Burn Notice (2007–2013).
Birth Name
Sharon Marguerite Gless
Born
Monday, 31 May 1943
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fast Charlie | Mavis | 2023 |
Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self | 2018 |
United We Fan | Self | 2018 |
Station 19 | Dottie | 2018 |
The Gifted | Ellen Strucker | 2017 |
The Exorcist | Chris MacNeil | 2016 |
Adoptable | Mary Elizabeths | 2016 |
PlanetE! Entertainment Network | Self | 2013 |
Inequality for All | Christine Cagney (archive footage) / Christine Cagney | 2013 |
My Life in Books | Self | 2011 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fast Charlie | Mavis | 2023 |
Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self | 2018 |
United We Fan | Self | 2018 |
Station 19 | Dottie | 2018 |
The Gifted | Ellen Strucker | 2017 |
The Exorcist | Chris MacNeil | 2016 |
Adoptable | Mary Elizabeths | 2016 |
PlanetE! Entertainment Network | Self | 2013 |
Inequality for All | Christine Cagney (archive footage) / Christine Cagney | 2013 |
My Life in Books | Self | 2011 |
Once Fallen | Sue | 2010 |
Rizzoli & Isles | Inmate | 2010 |
Hannah Free | Older Hannah | 2009 |
Burn Notice | Madeline Westen | 2007 |
The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
The State Within | Lynne Warner | 2006 |
Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
The One Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself - Guest | 2004 |
Nip/Tuck | Colleen Rose | 2003 |
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff | Self | 2002 |
Bring Him Home | Mary Daley | 2000 |
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial | Narrator | 1999 |
Judging Amy | Dr. Sally Godwin | 1999 |
Loose Women | Herself | 1999 |
Queer as Folk | Debbie Novotny / Debbie | 1999 |
The Girl Next Door | Dr. Gayle Bennett | 1998 |
So Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 1998 |
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life | Narrator | 1998 |
Promised Land | Alex Tolan | 1996 |
Tonight with Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan | Self - Guest | 1996 |
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions | Christine Cagney | 1996 |
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling | Christine Cagney | 1995 |
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again | Christine Cagney-Burton / Christine Cagney | 1995 |
Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Christine Cagney-Burton / Christine Cagney | 1994 |
Touched by an Angel | Ziggy | 1994 |
Separated by Murder | Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely | 1994 |
Intimate Portrait | Narrator | 1993 |
Russia Today, a Peoples Journey to Democracy | Narrator | 1992 |
One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Rosie O'Neill | 1990 |
The Howard Stern Show | Self - Guest | 1990 |
Casualty | Zsa Zsa Harper-Jenkinson | 1986 |
Aspel & Company | Self - Guest | 1984 |
The Star Chamber | Emily Hardin | 1983 |
Cagney & Lacey | Christine Cagney / Sergeant Christine Cagney | 1981 |
The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Barbara Miller | 1981 |
Revenge of the Stepford Wives | Kaye Foster | 1980 |
The Kids Who Knew Too Much | Karen Goldner | 1980 |
Hardhat and Legs | Patricia Botsford | 1980 |
The Scarlett O'Hara War | Carole Lombard | 1980 |
House Calls | Jane Jeffries | 1979 |
The Last Convertible | Kay Haddon | 1979 |
Tales of the Unexpected | Caroline Coates | 1979 |
Turnabout | Penny Alston | 1979 |
Centennial | Sidney Endermann | 1978 |
To Say the Least | Self | 1977 |
Switch | Maggie Philbin | 1975 |
Airport 1975 | Sharon | 1974 |
Sierra | Mary Jordan | 1974 |
Lucas Tanner | Miss Reynolds | 1974 |
The Rockford Files | Lori Jenivan / Susan Jameson | 1974 |
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary | Jennifer | 1973 |
Kojak | Nancy Parks | 1973 |
Faraday and Company | Holly Barrett | 1973 |
Chase | Sally | 1973 |
Bonnie's Kids | Sharon - Waitress | 1973 |
Cool Million | Sandy Sherwood | 1972 |
The Bob Newhart Show | Rosalie Shaeffer | 1972 |
The Longest Night | Switchboard Operator | 1972 |
The Sixth Sense | Kay | 1972 |
Emergency! | Sculptor / Sheila | 1972 |
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Penny Collins / Terry | 1971 |
McCloud | Sgt. Maggie Clinger | 1970 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. | Kathleen Faverty / Dr. Susan Carr / Lynn Baker | 1969 |
Adam-12 | Lynn Carmichael | 1968 |
Ironside | Jennifer | 1967 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
The Magical World of Disney | Karen Goldner | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Hannah Free | 2009 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1992 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1991 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1989 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1988 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
1985 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |