Sharon Marguerite Gless is an American character actress of stage, film and television, who is best known for her roles as Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975–1978), as Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988), as Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer as Folk (2000–2005), and as Madeline Westen on Burn Notice (2007–2013). Gless has won two Emmy Awards and has received 10 Emmy nominations. She has won two Golden Globe Awards (in 1986 and 1991) and has received seven Golden Globe nominations. Gless received her own Star on the Walk of Fame in 1995.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Sharon Gless
- Episode 4x59: Sharon Gless, Justin Sylvester (Dec 10, 2021)
The Gifted (2017)
Guest starring as Ellen Strucker
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: eXtraction (Jan 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: rX (Oct 9, 2017)
The Exorcist (2016)
Guest starring as Chris MacNeil
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter Six: Star of the Morning (Nov 4, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Chapter Five: Through My Most Grievous Fault (Oct 21, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
My Life in Books (2011)
Guest starring as Sharon Gless
- Episode 2x09: Sharon Gless and Robert Peston (Mar 8, 2012)
Burn Notice (2007)
Starring as Madeline Westen
(96 episodes)
- Episode 7x13: Reckoning (Sep 12, 2013)
- Episode 7x12: Sea Change (Sep 5, 2013)
- Episode 7x11: Tipping Point (Aug 22, 2013)
- Episode 7x10: Things Unseen (Aug 15, 2013)
- Episode 7x09: Bitter Pill (Aug 8, 2013)
- Episode 7x08: Nature of the Beast (Aug 1, 2013)
- Episode 7x07: Psychological Warfare (Jul 25, 2013)
- Episode 7x04: Brothers in Arms (Jun 27, 2013)
- Episode 7x03: Down Range (Jun 20, 2013)
- Episode 7x02: Forget Me Not (Jun 13, 2013)
- Episode 7x01: New Deal (Jun 6, 2013)
- Episode 6x18: Game Change (Dec 20, 2012)
- Episode 6x17: You Can Run (Dec 20, 2012)
- Episode 6x16: Odd Man Out (Dec 13, 2012)
- Episode 6x15: Best Laid Plans (Dec 6, 2012)
- Episode 6x14: Down & Out (Nov 29, 2012)
- Episode 6x13: Over the Line (Nov 15, 2012)
- Episode 6x12: Means & Ends (Nov 8, 2012)
- Episode 6x11: Desperate Measures (Nov 8, 2012)
- Episode 6x10: Desperate Times (Aug 23, 2012)
- Episode 6x07: Reunion (Aug 2, 2012)
- Episode 6x06: Shock Wave (Jul 26, 2012)
- Episode 6x05: Split Decision (Jul 19, 2012)
- Episode 6x04: Under the Gun (Jul 12, 2012)
- Episode 6x03: Last Rites (Jun 28, 2012)
- Episode 6x02: Mixed Messages (Jun 21, 2012)
- Episode 6x01: Scorched Earth (Jun 14, 2012)
- Episode 5x17: Acceptable Loss (Dec 8, 2011)
- Episode 5x16: Depth Perception (Dec 1, 2011)
- Episode 5x15: Necessary Evil (Nov 17, 2011)
- Episode 5x14: Breaking Point (Nov 10, 2011)
- Episode 5x13: Damned If You Do (Nov 3, 2011)
- Episode 5x12: Dead to Rights (Sep 8, 2011)
- Episode 5x10: Army of One (Aug 25, 2011)
- Episode 5x08: Hard Out (Aug 11, 2011)
- Episode 5x07: Beseiged (Aug 4, 2011)
- Episode 5x06: Enemy of My Enemy (Jul 28, 2011)
- Episode 5x05: Square One (Jul 21, 2011)
- Episode 5x04: No Good Deed (Jul 14, 2011)
- Episode 5x03: Mind Games (Jul 7, 2011)
- Episode 5x02: Bloodlines (Jun 30, 2011)
- Episode 5x01: Company Man (Jun 23, 2011)
- Episode 4x18: Last Stand (Dec 16, 2010)
- Episode 4x17: Out of the Fire (Dec 16, 2010)
- Episode 4x16: Dead or Alive (Dec 9, 2010)
- Episode 4x15: Brotherly Love (Dec 2, 2010)
- Episode 4x14: Hot Property (Nov 18, 2010)
- Episode 4x13: Eyes Open (Nov 11, 2010)
- Episode 4x12: Guilty as Charged (Aug 26, 2010)
- Episode 4x11: Blind Spot (Aug 19, 2010)
- Episode 4x10: Hard Time (Aug 12, 2010)
- Episode 4x09: Center of the Storm (Aug 5, 2010)
- Episode 4x08: Where There's Smoke (Jul 29, 2010)
- Episode 4x07: Past & Future Tense (Jul 22, 2010)
- Episode 4x05: Neighborhood Watch (Jul 1, 2010)
- Episode 4x03: Made Man (Jun 17, 2010)
- Episode 4x02: Fast Friends (Jun 10, 2010)
- Episode 4x01: Friends and Enemies (Jun 3, 2010)
- Episode 3x16: Devil You Know (Mar 4, 2010)
- Episode 3x15: Good Intentions (Feb 25, 2010)
- Episode 3x14: Partners in Crime (Feb 18, 2010)
- Episode 3x13: Enemies Closer (Feb 11, 2010)
- Episode 3x12: Noble Causes (Feb 4, 2010)
- Episode 3x11: Friendly Fire (Jan 28, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: A Dark Road (Jan 21, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Long Way Back (Aug 6, 2009)
- Episode 3x08: Friends Like These (Jul 30, 2009)
- Episode 3x07: Shot in the Dark (Jul 23, 2009)
- Episode 3x06: The Hunter (Jul 16, 2009)
- Episode 3x04: Fearless Leader (Jun 25, 2009)
- Episode 3x03: End Run (Jun 18, 2009)
- Episode 3x02: Question & Answer (Jun 11, 2009)
- Episode 3x01: Friends and Family (Jun 4, 2009)
- Episode 2x16: Lesser Evil (Mar 5, 2009)
- Episode 2x15: Sins of Omission (Feb 26, 2009)
- Episode 2x14: Truth & Reconciliation (Feb 19, 2009)
- Episode 2x13: Bad Breaks (Feb 12, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: Hot Spot (Jan 29, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: Do No Harm (Jan 22, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: Good Soldier (Sep 18, 2008)
- Episode 2x08: Double Booked (Sep 11, 2008)
- Episode 2x07: Rough Seas (Aug 21, 2008)
- Episode 2x06: Bad Blood (Aug 14, 2008)
- Episode 2x04: Comrades (Jul 31, 2008)
- Episode 2x03: Trust Me (Jul 24, 2008)
- Episode 2x02: Turn and Burn (Jul 17, 2008)
- Episode 2x01: Breaking and Entering (Jul 10, 2008)
- Episode 1x12: Loose Ends (Sep 20, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: Dead Drop (Sep 20, 2007)
- Episode 1x10: False Flag (Sep 13, 2007)
- Episode 1x06: Unpaid Debts (Aug 2, 2007)
- Episode 1x05: Family Business (Jul 26, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: Old Friends (Jul 19, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: Fight or Flight (Jul 12, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Identity (Jul 5, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 28, 2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Sharon Gless
- Episode 1x19: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Natalie Imbruglia (Jul 5, 2007)
Nip/Tuck (2003)
Guest starring as Colleen Rose
(5 episodes)
- Episode 5x15: Ronnie Chase (Jan 6, 2009)
- Episode 5x14: Candy Richards (Feb 19, 2008)
- Episode 5x12: Lulu Grandiron (Feb 5, 2008)
- Episode 5x11: Kyle Ainge (Jan 29, 2008)
- Episode 5x10: Magda & Jeff (Jan 22, 2008)
Judging Amy (1999)
Guest starring as Dr. Sally Godwin
- Episode 4x15: Maxine, Interrupted (Feb 11, 2003)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Sharon Gless
(2 episodes)
- Episode 24x237: 01/10/20 - Craig Revel Horwood, Tyne Daly & Sharon Gless (Oct 1, 2020)
- Episode 16x26: 10/10/11 - Patrick Duffy, Sharon Gless (Oct 10, 2011)
So Graham Norton (1998)
Guest starring as Sharon Gless
- Episode 3x07: Sharon Gless, Martin Hancock, Georgia Taylor (Jan 21, 2000)
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)
Starring as Rosie O'Neill
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Role Reversal (May 30, 1992)
- Episode 2x15: Double Blind (May 3, 1992)
- Episode 2x09: Family Business (Nov 22, 1991)
- Episode 1x15: The Reunion (Jan 28, 1991)
- Episode 1x12: Mother Love (Dec 30, 1990)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Starring as Christine Cagney
(119 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: A Fair Shake (2) (May 16, 1988)
- Episode 7x21: A Fair Shake (1) (May 16, 1988)
- Episode 7x20: Yup (May 2, 1988)
- Episode 7x19: Friendly Fire (Apr 5, 1988)
- Episode 7x18: Amends (Mar 29, 1988)
- Episode 7x17: Button, Button (Mar 22, 1988)
- Episode 7x16: A Class Act (Mar 15, 1988)
- Episode 7x15: Land of the Free (Feb 23, 1988)
- Episode 7x14: School Daze (Feb 16, 1988)
- Episode 7x13: Hello Goodbye (Feb 9, 1988)
- Episode 7x12: Shadow of a Doubt (Jan 26, 1988)
- Episode 7x11: Trading Places (Jan 19, 1988)
- Episode 7x10: Old Flames (Jan 12, 1988)
- Episode 7x09: Do I Know You? (Jan 5, 1988)
- Episode 7x08: Secrets (Nov 23, 1987)
- Episode 7x07: Greed (Nov 16, 1987)
- Episode 7x06: Video Verite (Nov 9, 1987)
- Episode 7x05: You've Come a Long Way, Baby (Oct 26, 1987)
- Episode 7x04: Different Drummer (Oct 19, 1987)
- Episode 7x03: Loves Me Not (Oct 5, 1987)
- Episode 7x02: The City is Burning (Sep 28, 1987)
- Episode 7x01: No Vacancy (Sep 21, 1987)
- Episode 6x22: Turn, Turn, Turn (2) (Mar 30, 1987)
- Episode 6x21: Turn, Turn, Turn (1) (Mar 30, 1987)
- Episode 6x20: Happiness is a Warm Gun (Mar 23, 1987)
- Episode 6x19: Special Treatment (Mar 16, 1987)
- Episode 6x18: Right to Remain Silent (Mar 9, 1987)
- Episode 6x17: Divine Couriers (Feb 23, 1987)
- Episode 6x16: To Sir, with Love (Feb 16, 1987)
- Episode 6x15: Easy Does It (Feb 9, 1987)
- Episode 6x14: Ahead of the Game (Feb 2, 1987)
- Episode 6x13: Favors (Jan 26, 1987)
- Episode 6x12: Waste Deep (Jan 19, 1987)
- Episode 6x11: Cost of Living (Jan 12, 1987)
- Episode 6x10: To Thine Own Self Be True (aka The Rapist II) (Dec 15, 1986)
- Episode 6x09: Revenge (Dec 8, 1986)
- Episode 6x08: Rites of Passage (Dec 1, 1986)
- Episode 6x07: The Marathon (Nov 24, 1986)
- Episode 6x06: The Zealot (Nov 10, 1986)
- Episode 6x05: Role Call (Nov 3, 1986)
- Episode 6x04: Disenfranchised (aka Incest) (Oct 27, 1986)
- Episode 6x03: Sorry, Right Number (Oct 20, 1986)
- Episode 6x02: Culture Clash (Oct 6, 1986)
- Episode 6x01: Schedule One (Sep 29, 1986)
- Episode 5x24: Parting Shots (May 26, 1986)
- Episode 5x23: Model Citizen (May 25, 1986)
- Episode 5x22: A Safe Place (May 12, 1986)
- Episode 5x21: Extradition (May 5, 1986)
- Episode 5x20: Capitalism (Apr 7, 1986)
- Episode 5x19: Exit Stage Centre (Mar 10, 1986)
- Episode 5x18: The Man Who Shot Trotsky (Mar 3, 1986)
- Episode 5x17: Post Partum (Feb 17, 1986)
- Episode 5x16: Family Connections (Feb 10, 1986)
- Episode 5x15: The Gimp (Jan 27, 1986)
- Episode 5x14: DWI (Jan 20, 1986)
- Episode 5x13: Act of Conscience (Jan 13, 1986)
- Episode 5x12: The Rapist (Jan 6, 1986)
- Episode 5x11: Play It Again, Santa (Dec 23, 1985)
- Episode 5x10: Power (Dec 16, 1985)
- Episode 5x09: Old Ghosts (Dec 9, 1985)
- Episode 5x08: Filial Duty (Dec 2, 1985)
- Episode 5x07: Mothers & Sons (Nov 25, 1985)
- Episode 5x06: The Clinic (Nov 11, 1985)
- Episode 5x05: Entrapment (Nov 4, 1985)
- Episode 5x04: Lottery (Oct 28, 1985)
- Episode 5x03: The Psychic (Oct 21, 1985)
- Episode 5x02: Ordinary Hero (Oct 7, 1985)
- Episode 5x01: On the Street (Sep 30, 1985)
- Episode 4x22: Organized Crime (Apr 8, 1985)
- Episode 4x21: Violation (Mar 18, 1985)
- Episode 4x20: Con Games (Mar 11, 1985)
- Episode 4x19: Two Grand (Mar 4, 1985)
- Episode 4x18: Lost and Found (Feb 25, 1985)
- Episode 4x17: Who Says It's Fair (2) (Feb 18, 1985)
- Episode 4x16: Who Says It's Fair (1) (Feb 11, 1985)
- Episode 4x15: Stress (Feb 4, 1985)
- Episode 4x14: Rules of the Game (Jan 28, 1985)
- Episode 4x13: Happily Ever After (Jan 14, 1985)
- Episode 4x12: American Dream (Jan 7, 1985)
- Episode 4x11: Out of Control (Dec 31, 1984)
- Episode 4x10: Lady Luck (Dec 17, 1984)
- Episode 4x09: Hooked (Dec 10, 1984)
- Episode 4x08: Thank God It's Monday (Dec 3, 1984)
- Episode 4x07: Unusual Occurence (Nov 26, 1984)
- Episode 4x06: Taxi Cab Murders (Nov 19, 1984)
- Episode 4x05: Fathers and Daughters (Nov 12, 1984)
- Episode 4x04: Old Debts (Nov 5, 1984)
- Episode 4x03: Insubordination (Oct 29, 1984)
- Episode 4x02: Heat (Oct 22, 1984)
- Episode 4x01: Child Witness (Oct 15, 1984)
- Episode 3x07: Choices (May 14, 1984)
- Episode 3x06: Partners (May 7, 1984)
- Episode 3x05: Baby Broker (Apr 30, 1984)
- Episode 3x04: The Bounty Hunter (Apr 23, 1984)
- Episode 3x03: Victimless Crime (Apr 16, 1984)
- Episode 3x02: A Killer's Dozen (Mar 26, 1984)
- Episode 3x01: Matinée (Mar 19, 1984)
- Episode 2x22: The Informant (May 9, 1983)
- Episode 2x21: A Cry for Help (May 2, 1983)
- Episode 2x20: The Gang's All Here (Mar 28, 1983)
- Episode 2x19: Let Them Eat Pretzels (Mar 21, 1983)
- Episode 2x18: Chop Shop (Mar 14, 1983)
- Episode 2x17: Burn Out (Mar 7, 1983)
- Episode 2x16: Date Rape (Feb 21, 1983)
- Episode 2x15: Jane Doe #37 (Feb 14, 1983)
- Episode 2x14: Open and Shut Case (Jan 31, 1983)
- Episode 2x13: Affirmative Action (Jan 24, 1983)
- Episode 2x12: The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (Jan 17, 1983)
- Episode 2x11: Hopes and Dreams (Jan 10, 1983)
- Episode 2x10: Recreational Use (Dec 27, 1982)
- Episode 2x09: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Dec 20, 1982)
- Episode 2x08: Conduct Unbecoming (Dec 13, 1982)
- Episode 2x07: Mr. Lonelyhearts (Dec 6, 1982)
- Episode 2x06: Internal Affairs (Nov 29, 1982)
- Episode 2x05: Hot Line (Nov 22, 1982)
- Episode 2x04: High Steel (Nov 15, 1982)
- Episode 2x03: Beauty Burglars (Nov 8, 1982)
- Episode 2x02: One of Our Own (Nov 1, 1982)
- Episode 2x01: Witness to an Incident (Oct 25, 1982)
House Calls (1979)
Starring as Jane Jeffries
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Bombing Out (Jan 26, 1981)
- Episode 1x04: Crisis of Confidence (Jan 4, 1980)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Guest starring as Caroline Coates
- Episode 6x13: Youth from Vienna (Jul 2, 1983)
Turnabout (1979)
Starring as Penny Alston
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Statutory Theft (Mar 30, 1979)
- Episode 1x06: Crass Reunion (Mar 23, 1979)
- Episode 1x05: Till Dad Do Us Part (Mar 9, 1979)
- Episode 1x04: Cry Me a Touchdown (Feb 16, 1979)
- Episode 1x03: We're a Little Late, Folks (Feb 9, 1979)
- Episode 1x02: Penny's Old Boyfriend (Feb 2, 1979)
- Episode 1x01: Turnabout (Jan 26, 1979)
Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Guest starring as Nurse 1st Lt
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Flying Misfits (2) (Sep 21, 1976)
- Episode 1x01: Flying Misfits (1) (Sep 21, 1976)
Switch (1975)
Starring as Maggie Philbin
(69 episodes)
- Episode 3x21: Formula for Murder (Aug 20, 1978)
- Episode 3x20: The Siege at the Bouziki Bar (Aug 13, 1978)
- Episode 3x19: Three Blond Mice (Aug 6, 1978)
- Episode 3x18: Mexican Standoff (Jul 30, 1978)
- Episode 3x17: Play-Off (Jul 23, 1978)
- Episode 3x16: Stolen Island (aka Death Island) (Jul 16, 1978)
- Episode 3x15: Blue Crusaders Reunion (Jul 9, 1978)
- Episode 3x14: Coronado Circle (Jul 2, 1978)
- Episode 3x13: The Cage (Jun 25, 1978)
- Episode 3x12: Who Killed Lila Craig? (Jan 16, 1978)
- Episode 3x11: The Tong (Jan 9, 1978)
- Episode 3x10: Dangerous Curves (Jan 2, 1978)
- Episode 3x09: Thirty Thousand Witnesses (Dec 26, 1977)
- Episode 3x08: Lady of the Deep (Dec 19, 1977)
- Episode 3x07: Go for Broke (Dec 12, 1977)
- Episode 3x06: Dancer (Dec 5, 1977)
- Episode 3x05: Legend of the Macunas (2) (Oct 21, 1977)
- Episode 3x04: Legend of the Macunas (1) (Oct 21, 1977)
- Episode 3x03: Fade Out (Oct 14, 1977)
- Episode 3x02: Downshift (Sep 30, 1977)
- Episode 3x01: Net Loss (Sep 23, 1977)
- Episode 2x24: Heritage of Death (Apr 3, 1977)
- Episode 2x23: Two on the Run (Mar 27, 1977)
- Episode 2x22: Three for the Money (Mar 13, 1977)
- Episode 2x21: The Hemline Heist (Feb 27, 1977)
- Episode 2x20: Eden's Gate (Feb 20, 1977)
- Episode 2x19: The Four Horsemen (Feb 13, 1977)
- Episode 2x18: Butterfly Mourning (Feb 6, 1977)
- Episode 2x17: Camera Angles (Jan 30, 1977)
- Episode 2x16: Eyewitness (Jan 23, 1977)
- Episode 2x15: The Snitch (Jan 16, 1977)
- Episode 2x14: Portraits of Death (Jan 4, 1977)
- Episode 2x13: The Hundred Thousand Ruble Rumble (Dec 21, 1976)
- Episode 2x12: Maggie's Hero (Dec 14, 1976)
- Episode 2x11: Switch Hitter (Dec 7, 1976)
- Episode 2x10: The Lady from Liechtenstein (2) (Nov 30, 1976)
- Episode 2x09: The Lady from Liechtenstein (1) (Nov 23, 1976)
- Episode 2x08: Gaffing the Skim (Nov 16, 1976)
- Episode 2x07: Quicker Than the Eye (Nov 9, 1976)
- Episode 2x06: Whatever Happened to Carol Harmony? (Oct 26, 1976)
- Episode 2x05: The Things That Belong to Mickey Costello (Oct 19, 1976)
- Episode 2x04: The Argonaut Special (Oct 12, 1976)
- Episode 2x03: Fleece of Snow (Oct 5, 1976)
- Episode 2x02: The Twelfth Commandment (Sep 28, 1976)
- Episode 2x01: The Pirates of Tin Pan Alley (Sep 21, 1976)
- Episode 1x24: Death Squad (Apr 6, 1976)
- Episode 1x23: Round Up the Usual Suspects (Mar 23, 1976)
- Episode 1x22: The Girl on the Golden Strip (Mar 16, 1976)
- Episode 1x21: The Case of the Purloined Case (Mar 2, 1976)
- Episode 1x20: Big Deal in Paradise (Feb 24, 1976)
- Episode 1x19: Before the Holocaust (Feb 17, 1976)
- Episode 1x18: One of Our Zeppelins Is Missing (Feb 10, 1976)
- Episode 1x17: Come Die with Me (Jan 27, 1976)
- Episode 1x16: Ain't Nobody Here Named Barney (Jan 13, 1976)
- Episode 1x15: The Walking Bomb (Jan 6, 1976)
- Episode 1x14: Mistresses, Murder and Millions (Dec 23, 1975)
- Episode 1x13: Through the Past Deadly (Dec 16, 1975)
- Episode 1x12: The Cold War Con (Dec 9, 1975)
- Episode 1x11: Death By Resurrection (Dec 2, 1975)
- Episode 1x10: Kiss of Death (Nov 25, 1975)
- Episode 1x09: The Cruise Ship Murders (Nov 11, 1975)
- Episode 1x08: The Body at the Bottom (Nov 4, 1975)
- Episode 1x07: Death Heist (Oct 21, 1975)
- Episode 1x06: The Man Who Couldn't Lose (Oct 14, 1975)
- Episode 1x05: The Deadly Missiles Caper (Oct 7, 1975)
- Episode 1x04: Stung from Beyond (Sep 30, 1975)
- Episode 1x03: The Old Diamond Game (Sep 23, 1975)
- Episode 1x02: The Late Show Murders (Sep 16, 1975)
- Episode 1x01: The James Caan Con (Sep 9, 1975)
Cool Million (1972)
Guest starring as Sandy Sherwood
- Episode 1x04: The Abduction of Baynard Barnes (Dec 6, 1972)
Emergency! (1972)
Guest starring as Sheila
- Episode 2x07: Fuzz Lady (Nov 4, 1972)
Guest starring as Sculptor
- Episode 5x03: Election (Sep 27, 1975)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Guest starring as Kathleen Faverty
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x13: The One Face in the World (Dec 9, 1975)
- Episode 7x07: An End and a Beginning (Oct 21, 1975)
- Episode 6x12: Child of Science (Dec 3, 1974)
Adam-12 (1968)
Guest starring as Lynn Carmichael
- Episode 6x24: Clinic on Eighteenth Street (Mar 13, 1974)