Acting

Sharon Gless

born 1943 · Acting

64.1avg grm

8titles

#403best rank

2honors

best title · #403 on siteQueer as Folk2000 · as Debbie Novotny · series67.2

Honors

2

1986Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

Filmography

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2000s4 titles

Burn Notice2007 · as Madeline Westen · series66.1 S

The State Within2006 · as Lynne Warner · series64.2 Q

Queer as Folk2000 · as Debbie Novotny · series67.2 SSmoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial2000 · as Narrator59.5

1990s1 title

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill1990 · as Rosie O'Neill · series64.2

1980s2 titles

Cagney & Lacey1981 · as Christine Cagney · series63.9 C

Cagney & Lacey1981 · as Sergeant Christine Cagney · series63.9

1970s1 title

Switch1975 · as Maggie Philbin · series63.8

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Sharon Gless

S

born1943

known forActing

titles on site8

best title rank#403 · Queer as Folk (2000)

avg GRM64.1

honors2 · Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, 1986

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2000s

4 titles

66.1Burn Notice2007 · as Madeline Westen · series S

64.2The State Within2006 · as Lynne Warner · series Q

67.2Queer as Folk2000 · as Debbie Novotny · series S59.5Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial2000 · as Narrator

1990s

1 title

64.2The Trials of Rosie O'Neill1990 · as Rosie O'Neill · series

1980s

2 titles

63.9Cagney & Lacey1981 · as Christine Cagney · series C

63.9Cagney & Lacey1981 · as Sergeant Christine Cagney · series

1970s

1 title

63.8Switch1975 · as Maggie Philbin · series

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