Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless 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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Known For

The View

The View

1997 • as Self

The View

The View

1997 • as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • as Self

Queer As Folk

Queer As Folk

2000 • as Debbie Novotny

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 • as Self - Nominee

Switch

Switch

1975 • as Maggie Philbin

Filmography

2023

Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
as Mavis
Movie - Released: 12/8/2023
Show Her the Money
Show Her the Money
as Herself
Movie - Released: 9/21/2023

2018

United We Fan
United We Fan
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/28/2018
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/18/2018
Station 19
Station 19
as Dottie
TV - Released: 3/22/2018

2017

The Gifted
The Gifted
as Ellen Strucker
TV - Released: 10/2/2017

2016

The Exorcist
The Exorcist
as Chris MacNeil
TV - Released: 9/23/2016

2013

Inequality for All
Inequality for All
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/19/2013

2010

Once Fallen
Once Fallen
as Sue
Movie - Released: 11/2/2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles
as Inmate
TV - Released: 7/12/2010

2009

Hannah Free
Hannah Free
as Older Hannah
Movie - Released: 12/11/2009

2007

Burn Notice
Burn Notice
as Madeline Westen
TV - Released: 6/28/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

The State Within
The State Within
as Lynne Warner
TV - Released: 11/2/2006

2003

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
as Colleen Rose
TV - Released: 7/22/2003

2002

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/25/2002

2000

Bring Him Home
Bring Him Home
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Queer As Folk
Queer As Folk
as Debbie Novotny
TV - Released: 12/3/2000

1999

Movie
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/1/1999
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Dr. Sally Godwin
TV - Released: 9/19/1999

1998

The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
as Dr. Gayle Bennett
Movie - Released: 10/19/1998
So Graham Norton
So Graham Norton
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/3/1998

1997

The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
The View
The View
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Christine Cagney
Movie - Released: 1/29/1996
Promised Land
Promised Land
TV - Released: 9/17/1996

1995

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Christine Cagney
Movie - Released: 10/25/1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Christine Cagney
Movie - Released: 5/2/1995

1994

Movie
Separated by Murder
as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
Movie - Released: 4/12/1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Christine Cagney
Movie - Released: 11/6/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Ziggy
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1992

Honor Thy Mother
Honor Thy Mother
as Bonnie Von Stein
Movie - Released: 3/26/1992

1990

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Rosie O'Neill
TV - Released: 9/17/1990

1989

The Outside Woman
The Outside Woman
as Joyce Mattox
Movie - Released: 2/12/1989

1985

Letting Go
Letting Go
as Kate
Movie - Released: 5/11/1985

1984

The Sky's No Limit
The Sky's No Limit
as Joanna Douglas
Movie - Released: 2/7/1984

1983

The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber
as Emily Hardin
Movie - Released: 8/5/1983
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
Movie - Released: 12/21/1983

1982

The Magic Statue
The Magic Statue
as Penny Alston
Movie - Released: 11/15/1982
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
as Christine Cagney
TV - Released: 3/25/1982

1981

The Miracle of Kathy Miller
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Barbara Miller
Movie - Released: 10/5/1981

1980

Hardhat & Legs
Hardhat & Legs
as Patricia Botsford
Movie - Released: 2/9/1980
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Kaye Foster
Movie - Released: 10/12/1980
The Scarlett O'Hara War
The Scarlett O'Hara War
as Carole Lombard
Movie - Released: 5/19/1980
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
as Karen Goldner
Movie - Released: 4/29/1980

1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Caroline Coates
TV - Released: 3/24/1979
TV
Turnabout
TV - Released: 1/26/1979
The Last Convertible
The Last Convertible
as Kay Haddon
TV - Released: 9/24/1979
House Calls
House Calls
as Jane Jeffries
TV - Released: 12/17/1979

1978

The Islander
The Islander
as Shauna Cooke
Movie - Released: 9/16/1978
The Immigrants
The Immigrants
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
Movie - Released: 11/20/1978
The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401
as Lesley Fuller
Movie - Released: 10/29/1978
Centennial
Centennial
as Sidney Endermann
TV - Released: 10/1/1978

1976

The Flying Misfits
The Flying Misfits
as Nurse 1st Lt.
Movie - Released: 9/21/1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Nurse 1st Lt.
TV - Released: 9/21/1976

1975

Switch [Pilot]
Switch [Pilot]
as Maggie Philbin
Movie - Released: 3/21/1975
Switch
Switch
as Maggie Philbin
TV - Released: 9/9/1975

1974

Airport 1975
Airport 1975
as Sharon
Movie - Released: 10/18/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Susan Jameson
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Lori Jenivan
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
as Jennifer
Movie - Released: 11/8/1973
Bonnie's Kids
Bonnie's Kids
as Sharon - Waitress
Movie - Released: 2/8/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Nancy Parks
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Toma
Toma
TV - Released: 3/21/1973
Faraday and Company
Faraday and Company
as Holly Barrett
TV - Released: 9/26/1973
TV
Chase
as Sally
TV - Released: 9/11/1973

1972

All My Darling Daughters
All My Darling Daughters
as Jennifer
Movie - Released: 11/22/1972
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show
TV - Released: 9/16/1972
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
TV - Released: 1/15/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
as Sculptor
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
as Sheila
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
Cool Million
Cool Million
as Sandy Sherwood
TV - Released: 10/28/1972

1970

McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Kathleen Faverty
TV - Released: 9/23/1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Lynn Baker
TV - Released: 9/23/1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Susan Carr
TV - Released: 9/23/1969

1968

Adam-12
Adam-12
as Lynn Carmichael
TV - Released: 9/21/1968

1967

Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Karen Goldner
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944