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.
Fast Charlie
Mavis
2023
Show Her the Money
Herself
2023
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self
2018
United We Fan
Self (archive footage)
2018
Station 19
Dottie · (1 episode)
2018
The Gifted
Ellen Strucker · (2 episodes)
2017
The Exorcist
Chris MacNeil · (10 episodes)
2016
Inequality for All
Christine Cagney (archive footage)
2013
Once Fallen
Sue
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Inmate · (1 episode)
2010
Hannah Free
Older Hannah
2009
Burn Notice
Madeline Westen · (111 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The State Within
Lynne Warner · (6 episodes)
2006
Nip/Tuck
Colleen Rose · (5 episodes)
2003
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Self
2002
Queer As Folk
Debbie Novotny · (83 episodes)
2000
Bring Him Home
2000
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
Narrator
1999
Judging Amy
Dr. Sally Godwin · (1 episode)
1999
The Girl Next Door
Dr. Gayle Bennett
1998
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
Promised Land
(2 episodes)
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
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Christine Cagney
1994
Touched by an Angel
Ziggy · (1 episode)
1994
Separated by Murder
Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Honor Thy Mother
Bonnie Von Stein
1992
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Rosie O'Neill · (34 episodes)
1990
The Outside Woman
Joyce Mattox
1989
Letting Go
Kate
1985
The Sky's No Limit
Joanna Douglas
1984
Hobson's Choice
Maggie Hobson
1983
The Star Chamber
Emily Hardin
1983
The Magic Statue
Penny Alston
1982
Cagney & Lacey
Christine Cagney · (119 episodes)
1982
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Barbara Miller
1981
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Kaye Foster
1980
The Scarlett O'Hara War
Carole Lombard
1980
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
Karen Goldner
1980
Hardhat & Legs
Patricia Botsford
1980
House Calls
Jane Jeffries · (24 episodes)
1979
The Last Convertible
Kay Haddon · (3 episodes)
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Caroline Coates · (1 episode)
1979
Turnabout
(8 episodes)
1979
The Immigrants
Jean Seldon Lavetta
1978
The Crash of Flight 401
Lesley Fuller
1978
Centennial
Sidney Endermann · (12 episodes)
1978
The Islander
Shauna Cooke
1978
The Flying Misfits
Nurse 1st Lt.
1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Nurse 1st Lt. · (1 episode)
1976
Switch
Maggie Philbin · (70 episodes)
1975
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Switch [Pilot]
Maggie Philbin
1975
Airport 1975
Sharon
1974
The Rockford Files
Susan Jameson · (1 episode)
1974
The Rockford Files
Lori Jenivan · (1 episode)
1974
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
Jennifer
1973
Kojak
Nancy Parks · (1 episode)
1973
Faraday and Company
Holly Barrett · (4 episodes)
1973
Chase
Sally · (1 episode)
1973
Toma
(1 episode)
1973
Bonnie's Kids
Sharon - Waitress
1973
All My Darling Daughters
Jennifer
1972
Cool Million
Sandy Sherwood · (1 episode)
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
(1 episode)
1972
Emergency!
Sculptor · (1 episode)
1972
Emergency!
Sheila · (1 episode)
1972
The Sixth Sense
(1 episode)
1972
McCloud
(1 episode)
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Kathleen Faverty · (171 episodes)
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Lynn Baker · (1 episode)
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Susan Carr · (1 episode)
1969
Adam-12
Lynn Carmichael · (1 episode)
1968
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
Karen Goldner · (1 episode)
1954
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (4 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (2 episodes)
1944