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Gless, Sharon

LC control no.n 96048259
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Personal name headingGless, Sharon
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Biography/History noteSharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress, who is known for her television roles as Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975-78), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982-88), the title role in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990-92), 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. Gless received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.)
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1943-05-31
Found inDeeds of trust, 1994: narration (Sharon Gless)
Correspondence from L.A. Theatre Works, 5-15-96 (cast: Sharon Gless)
Queer as folk, the complete second season [VR] 2003: (Sharon Gless, cast)
Internet movie database, Jun. 19, 2003 (Sharon Gless, b. May 31, 1943 in Los Angeles, Calif.; actress)
Wikipedia viewed May 12, 2022 : (Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress, who is known for her television roles as Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975-78), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982-88), the title role in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990-92), 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. Gless received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.)
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