Sharon Lawrence

Sharon Lawrence is one of those actors whose reliability is its own kind of stardom. As Sylvia Costas on NYPD Blue she anchored scenes without ever overplaying them, and three Emmy nominations confirm what viewers already felt. What draws me in is her theatre foundation, trained at UNC Chapel Hill, you can hear it in her control and presence. She belongs to the unflashy school of performers who simply make every project sharper for being in it. I have a real soft spot for actors with that kind of grounded, durable craft, and her long career speaks for itself.

Name (English)

Sharon Lawrence

Name (Japanese)

シャロン・ローレンス

Reading

しゃろん・ろーれんす

Born

June 29, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor

High school

Needham B. Broughton High School

University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Official sitehttp://sharon-lawrence.com
• Xhttps://x.com/sharonlawrence
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon%20Lawrence
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266814

Tags

• North Carolina
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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