Portrait of Sharon Gless

Acting

Sharon Gless

Career

Active from 1972 to 2009, busiest in 1980 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Burn Notice
Burn Notice
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sharon Gless Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • 70s Aesthetic 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Legal Thriller 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Based on Real Events 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Lighthearted Drama 2
  • 1980s 2
  • Workplace Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 68
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mavis

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Station 19
Station 19 (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dottie

The Gifted
The Gifted (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ellen Strucker

The Exorcist
The Exorcist (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Chris MacNeil

Inequality for All
Inequality for All (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

as Christine Cagney (archive footage)

Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Inmate

Once Fallen
Once Fallen (2010)
GoodWatch score 40

as Sue

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 64
Hannah Free
Hannah Free (2009)
GoodWatch score 35

as Older Hannah

Burn Notice
Burn Notice (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Madeline Westen

The State Within
The State Within (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Lynne Warner

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Colleen Rose

Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Debbie Novotny

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 64
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial (1999)

as Narrator

Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Dr. Sally Godwin

The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Gayle Bennett

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996)

as Christine Cagney

Promised Land
Promised Land (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (1995)

as Christine Cagney

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as Christine Cagney

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

as Christine Cagney

Separated by Murder
Separated by Murder (1994)

as Betty Gay Wilson / Holly Faye Walker / Peggy Joy Lowe / Lily Mae Stokely

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Ziggy

Honor Thy Mother
Honor Thy Mother (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bonnie Von Stein

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Rosie O'Neill

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 64
The Outside Woman
The Outside Woman (1989)

as Joyce Mattox

Letting Go
Letting Go (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

as Kate

The Sky's No Limit
The Sky's No Limit (1984)

as Joanna Douglas

The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

as Emily Hardin

Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1983)

as Maggie Hobson

Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Christine Cagney

The Magic Statue
The Magic Statue (1982)

as Penny Alston

The Miracle of Kathy Miller
The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Barbara Miller

Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
GoodWatch score 42

as Kaye Foster

The Kids Who Knew Too Much
The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)

as Karen Goldner

Hardhat & Legs
Hardhat & Legs (1980)

as Patricia Botsford

The Scarlett O'Hara War
The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Carole Lombard

1970s

26 titles ยท average score 70
Turnabout
Turnabout (1979)

TV show

House Calls
House Calls (1979)

TV show ยท as Jane Jeffries

The Last Convertible
The Last Convertible (1979)

TV show ยท as Kay Haddon

The Immigrants
The Immigrants (1978)

TV show ยท as Jean Seldon Lavetta

The Islander
The Islander (1978)

as Shauna Cooke

The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lesley Fuller

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Maggie Philbin

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Susan Jameson / Lori Jenivan

Faraday and Company
Faraday and Company (1973)

TV show ยท as Holly Barrett

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Nancy Parks

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Sculptor / Sheila

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Rosalie Shaeffer

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lynn Baker / Dr. Susan Carr

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lynn Carmichael

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

1950s

1 title ยท average score 81
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Karen Goldner