Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless has the kind of nerve I genuinely admire in a performer. Back-to-back Emmys for playing Sgt. Christine Cagney is no small feat, and Cagney & Lacey was a bold show for its era, putting complex working women at the center of a police drama. She carried that with real spine. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and decades of stage, film and television work later, she still reads as someone who built her career on her own strength rather than chasing trends. I have deep respect for actresses who simply refuse to fade, and she's firmly one of them.

Name (English)

Sharon Gless

Name (Japanese)

シャロン・グレス

Reading

しゃろん・ぐれす

Born

May 31, 1943 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

television actor / actor / stage actor / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• 1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.sharongless.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon%20Gless
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203417

Tags

• California
• television actor
• actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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