Sharon Gless
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Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress known for her television roles. She portrayed Maggie Philbin on
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Early life and career
A fifth-generation Californian, Gless was born in
Her maternal grandfather was Neil McCarthy,[5] a prominent Los Angeles attorney for Howard Hughes who had a large clientele of major film-studio executives and actors. Wanting to become an actress, she asked her grandfather's opinion. He told her, "Stay out of it, it's a filthy business!"[5] A few years later, though, when she spoke to him again about acting, he encouraged her and gave her money for acting classes.[6][7]
Gless worked as a secretary for advertising agencies
While she worked as a production assistant, Gless studied drama with acting coach
Actress Elizabeth Baur was Gless' cousin.[11]
Career
Film and television
In 1993 and 1995, Gless and her television partner,
Between 2000 and 2005, Gless appeared as
In 2006, Gless starred in the
In 2017, Gless was announced as appearing in one episode of the BBC's
Gless served on the advisory board of the
Theater
Gless made her stage debut in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine at Stage West in Springfield, Massachusetts.[when?] Gless had two appearances in London's West End, first in 1993 with Bill Paterson, when she created the role of Annie Wilkes in the stage version of Stephen King's Misery at the Criterion Theatre, and then in 1996, where she appeared opposite Tom Conti in Neil Simon's Chapter Two, at the Gielgud Theatre.
She starred at Chicago playhouse The Victory Gardens Theater in Claudia Allen's Cahoots, as well as several stints, including an evening at Madison Square Garden with the National Company of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues.
Gless's most recent stage appearance was as Jane Juska in A Round-Heeled Woman, Jane Prowse's stage adaptation of Jane Juska's book A Round-Heeled Woman: my Late-life Adventures in Sex and Romance. The first production ran in San Francisco in early 2010. She starred in a new production in Miami, December 2010 - February 2011, directed by Jane Prowse. A production took place in London, transferring in November 2011 from Riverside Studios to the Aldwych Theatre, where the run closed on January 14, 2012.
Publications
- 2021: Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir, Simon & Schuster (Autobiography)
Personal life
In 1991, Gless married Barney Rosenzweig, the producer of Cagney & Lacey.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Bonnie's Kids | Sharon | |
1974 | Airport 1975 | Sharon | |
1983 | The Star Chamber | Emily Hardin | |
1997 | Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life | Narrator | |
2000 | Bring Him Home | Mary Daley | |
2009 | Hannah Free | Hannah | |
2010 | Once Fallen | Sue | |
2023 | Fast Charlie | Mavis |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Ironside | Jennifer | Episode: "House of Terror" |
1972 | The Longest Night | Switchboard Operator | Television film |
1972–1976 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Kathleen Faverty | 21 episodes |
1972 | The Sixth Sense | Kay | Episode: "Coffin, Coffin in the Sky" |
1972 | McCloud | Sgt. Maggie Clinger | Episode: "The New Mexican Connection" |
1972 | All My Darling Daughters | Jennifer | Television film |
1972 | Emergency! | Undercover Police officer | Episode: "Fuzz Lady" |
1973 | My Darling Daughters' Anniversary | Jennifer | Television film |
1973–1974 | Faraday & Company | Holly Barrett | 4 episodes |
1974 | Adam-12 | Lynn Carmichael | Episode: "Clinic on 18th St." |
1974 | The Bob Newhart Show | Rosalie Shaeffer | Episode: "The Modernization of Emily" |
1974 | The Rockford Files | Susan Jameson | Episode: "This Case Is Closed" |
1975–1978 | Switch | Maggie Philbin | 71 episodes |
1975 | Lucas Tanner | Miss Reynolds | Episode: "Those Who Cannot, Teach" |
1975 | Emergency! | Sculptor | Episode: "Election" |
1976 | Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series) | Navy Nurse | Episode: "The Flying Misfits" |
1976 | The Rockford Files | Lori Jenivan | Episode: "The Fourth Man" |
1976 | Kojak | Nancy Parks | Episode: "Law Dance" |
1976 | Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours | Darcy Davenport | Television film |
1978 | Crash | Lesley Fuller | Television film |
1978 | The Immigrants | Jean Seldon Lavetta | miniseries |
1979 | Centennial | Sidney Endermann | 5 episodes |
1979 | Turnabout | Penny Alston/Sam Alston | 7 episodes |
1979 | The Last Convertible | Kay Haddon | Television film |
1980 | Hardhat and Legs | Patricia Botsford | Television film |
1980 | The Kids Who Knew Too Much | Karen Goldner | Television film |
1980 | The Scarlett O'Hara War | Carole Lombard | Television film |
1980 | Revenge of the Stepford Wives | Kaye Foster | Television film |
1981 | The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Barbara Miller | Television film |
1982 | House Calls | Jane Jeffries | 15 episodes |
1982–1988 | Cagney & Lacey | Det. Sgt. Christine Cagney | 119 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1986–87) Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series (1985–88) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1985, 1987–89) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1983–85, 1988) |
1983 | Tales of the Unexpected | Caroline Coates | Episode: "Youth from Vienna" |
1983 | Hobson's Choice | Maggie Hobson | Television film |
1984 | The Sky's No Limit | Joanna Douglas | Television film |
1985 | Letting Go | Kate | Television film |
1989 | The Outside Woman | Joyce Mattox | Television film |
1990–1992 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Rosie O'Neill | 26 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1991–92) |
1992 | Honor Thy Mother | Bonnie Von Stein | Television film |
1994 | Separated by Murder | Various | Television film |
1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Christine Cagney-Burton | Television film |
1995 | Cagney & Lacey: Together Again | Christine Cagney-Burton | Television film |
1995 | Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling | Christine Cagney | Television film |
1996 | Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions | Christine Cagney | Television film |
1997 | Promised Land | Alex Tolan | 2 episodes |
1998 | The Girl Next Door | Dr. Gayle Bennett | Television film |
2000–2005 | Queer as Folk | Debbie Novotny | 79 episodes |
2000 | Touched by an Angel | Ziggy | Episode: "The Perfect Game" |
2003 | Judging Amy | Dr. Sally Godwin | Episode: "Maxine Interrupted" |
2006 | The State Within | Lynne Warner | 6 episodes |
2007–2013 | Burn Notice | Madeline Westen | 111 episodes Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
2008–2009 | Nip/Tuck | Colleen Rose | 4 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
2016 | Rizzoli & Isles | Inmate | Episode: "2M7258-100" |
2016 | The Exorcist | Chris MacNeil | 4 episodes |
2017 | The Gifted | Ellen Strucker | 2 episodes |
2017–2020 | Casualty | Zsa Zsa Harper-Jenkinson
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4 episodes[13] |
2019 | Constance | Raylynn | Television film |
2023 | Station 19 | Dottie | Episode: "We Build Then We Break" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1983 | Emmy Award
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Cagney & Lacey | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
1985 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
Golden Globe Award
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Nominated | ||
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
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Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Won | ||
1986 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won | |
Golden Globe Award | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Won | ||
Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Won | ||
1987 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won | |
Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Won | ||
Golden Globe Award | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Nominated | ||
1988 | Emmy Award
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Won | ||
Golden Globe Award | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Nominated | ||
1989 | Golden Globe Award | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama | Nominated | |
1991 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Nominated |
Golden Globe Award | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Won | ||
1992 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
Golden Globe Award | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Nominated | ||
1995 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Star on the Walk of Fame at 7065 Hollywood Blvd
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Won | |
2004 | TV Land Awards
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Favorite Crimestopper Duo | Cagney & Lacey | Nominated |
2006 | TV Land Awards | Coolest Crime Fighting Team | Nominated | |
2007 | TV Land Awards | Favorite Lady Gumshoe | Nominated | |
2008 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nip/Tuck | Nominated |
2009 | Madrid International Film Festival | Best Actress | Hannah Free | Won |
Film Out San Diego Audience Award | Best Actress in a Feature Film | Won | ||
2010 | Gracie Award
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Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series | Burn Notice | Won |
Satellite Award
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Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | ||
Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "("Gless" search results)". EMMYS. Television. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "("Gless" search results)". Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Sharon Gless". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c The Guardian: "Sharon Gless: My family values - The actor, best known for her role as Cagney in Cagney & Lacey, talks about her family" Nikki Spencer October 7, 2011
- ^ a b Spencer, Nikki (October 7, 2011). "Sharon Gless: My family values". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Newsday, July 7, 2004". Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Sharon Gless Biography (1943-)
- ^ "Bio". sharongless.com. Sharon Gless. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Buck, Jerry (January 31, 1982). "Sharon Gless of 'House Calls'". Sunday Times-Sentinel. Gallipolis, Ohio. AP. pp. 16, § Take-One. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Deggans, Eric (July 17, 2010). "Sharon Gless is smokin' in 'Burn Notice'". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "BBC One's Casualty kicks off new series with special two-part episode" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. July 30, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Reilly, Elaine (November 14, 2017). "Sharon Gless: 'Apparently it's the first time Casualty have flown an American over to play a role!'". What' s on TV. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ @BBCCasualty (October 13, 2018). "Zsa Zsa to the rescue! 💪 #Casualty is on @BBCOne RIGHT NOW!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ National Student Film Institute/L.A: The Sixteenth Annual Los Angeles Student Film Festival. The Directors Guild Theatre. June 10, 1994. pp. 10–11.
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External links
- Sharon Gless at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- A Round-Heeled Woman
- Sharon Gless at IMDb
- Profile Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Museum of Broadcast Communications
- "Interview". OutSmart magazine. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006.
- "Sharon Gless Talks Burn Notice". The TV Addict. July 3, 2008.