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Sharon Gless

(1943) Television Actor United States

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Sharon Gless is a television actor from the United States, best known for Apparently There Were Complaints.

Quick Facts About Sharon Gless

Born: May 31, 1943
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Apparently There Were Complaints
Spouse: Barney Rosenzweig

About Sharon Gless

Sharon Marguerite Gless is an American actress known for her television roles. She portrayed Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975–1978), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988), and the title role in The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990–1992). She also played Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series Queer as Folk (2000–2005) and Madeline Westen on Burn Notice (2007–2013).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

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

Quotes by Sharon Gless

They say that Madison Avenue will only pay high dollars in advertising if they get the 18-35 age range.

Advertising

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I dont believe there is any character that one can play for that long and not bring a piece of you to…

Believe

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There's no praise or acknowledgment paid to women who raise the babies,

Acknowledgment

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In fact I have nightmares about having children. I want to carry a baby and feel the life within me and in…

Baby

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I think there are some people in life who are not marriage material and Chris is one of them.

Chris

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And they were writing scripts where Christine had hit the glass ceiling. And I always thought Christine would never hit the glass…

Always

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Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama,

Comedy

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Studios were just run differently. There really was a head of a studio. There were people who loved their studios. Who worked…

Handful

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All men are difficult.

Adversity

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Network heads don't seemed to be turned off by the men who get older.

He man

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When people have asked me in the past if I'm gay, I've said "I'm not gay, but I'm festive."

Festive

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I think, on the whole, men are much more shallow than women,

Men

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I kind of resent this attitude of men that we somehow must always look good.

Always

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It's not the networks, it's the advertisers who want to appeal to the young males who go to the movies and buy…

Advertisers

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The whole tone now of TV is under 35 and directed toward males,

Males

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Yeah, I've always been accused of having a sense of mischief and I'm very flattered that you say you can see it…

Accused

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But Angela had at least 30% more viewers on the same night at the same time. I mean, she wiped everybody out.…

Angela

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But it took me awhile to figure out Christine at this age, you know.

Age

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Yeah, even a black comedy. Where it's a little eerie. I'd love to do that. But there are about three really fabulous…

Air

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There are only about three really, really good sitcoms on the air.

About

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You know what I would really like to do? I'd like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it.

Comedy

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In my early days I was a contract player at Universal and I had a wonderful mentor named Monique James, who was…

Contracts

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But I've always believed that Christine Cagney shouldn't be played past a certain age.

Age

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Well what do you do with a character like Christine Cagney and you tell her she can't have things?

Character

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I've come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women. It's genetic.

Differences

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