Sharon Gless
Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress known for her television roles. She portrayed Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975–78), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982–88), and played the title role in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990–92). She was Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer as Folk (2000–2005) and Madeline Westen on Burn Notice (2007–2013).
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. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.
Acted in
Fast Charlie
2023
as Mavis
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
United We Fan
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Station 19
2018
as Dottie
The Gifted
2017
as Ellen Strucker
The Exorcist
2016
as Chris MacNeil
Inequality for All
2013
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
Once Fallen
2010
as Sue
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Inmate
Hannah Free
2009
as Older Hannah
Burn Notice
2007
as Madeline Westen
The State Within
2006
as Lynne Warner
Nip/Tuck
2003
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self
Queer As Folk
2000
as Debbie Novotny
Bring Him Home
2000
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
1999
as Narrator
Judging Amy
1999
as Dr. Sally Godwin
The Girl Next Door
1998
as Dr. Gayle Bennett
Promised Land
1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
as Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
as Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
as Christine Cagney
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Christine Cagney
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ziggy
Separated by Murder
1994
as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Honor Thy Mother
1992
as Bonnie Von Stein
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Rosie O'Neill
The Outside Woman
1989
as Joyce Mattox
Letting Go
1985
as Kate
The Sky's No Limit
1984
as Joanna Douglas
Hobson's Choice
1983
as Maggie Hobson
The Star Chamber
1983
as Emily Hardin
The Magic Statue
1982
as Penny Alston
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Christine Cagney
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981
as Barbara Miller
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Kaye Foster
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Carole Lombard
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980
as Karen Goldner
Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Patricia Botsford
The Last Convertible
1979
as Kay Haddon
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Caroline Coates
Turnabout
1979
The Immigrants
1978
as Jean Seldon Lavetta
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Lesley Fuller
Centennial
1978
as Sidney Endermann
The Islander
1978
as Shauna Cooke
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Nurse 1st Lt.
Switch
1975
as Maggie Philbin
Switch [Pilot]
1975
as Maggie Philbin
Airport 1975
1974
as Sharon
The Rockford Files
1974
as Susan Jameson
The Rockford Files
1974
as Lori Jenivan
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
as Jennifer
Kojak
1973
as Nancy Parks
Faraday and Company
1973
as Holly Barrett
Toma
1973
Bonnie's Kids
1973
as Sharon - Waitress
All My Darling Daughters
1972
as Jennifer
Cool Million
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Emergency!
1972
as Sculptor
Emergency!
1972
as Sheila
The Sixth Sense
1972
McCloud
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Kathleen Faverty
Adam-12
1968
as Lynn Carmichael
Ironside
1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Karen Goldner