Zoom with Christine Cagney (Cagney & Lacey), Rosie O’Neill (The Trials of Rosie O’Neill), Debbie Novotny (Queer As Folk) and Madeline Westen (Burn Notice) -- Sharon Gless. Plus, she will personally sign her memoir just for you!
Generations of TV viewers know and love the remarkable characters brought to life by this standout multi Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress. With over four decades of indelible television, film, and stage roles to her credit, Gless will captivate you with behind-the-scenes stories. Gless first appeared in The Rockford Files, The Bob Newhart Show, Kojack, Adam-12, Faraday and Company, Marcus Welby, M.D, Switch, Turnabout, Moviola: The Scarlett O’Hara Wars and House Calls. Sharon's iconic role was as Christine Cagney in Cagney and Lacey, the first hour-long drama to feature females in two leading roles. She garnered two Emmy awards for Best Lead Actress and six total nominations along with a Golden Globe award. Gless went on to win an additional Golden Globe for The Trials of Rosie O’Neill, and two more Emmy nominations.
She starred in The Star Chamber with Michael Douglas as well as in telefilms that included Honor Thy Mother, Hobson’s Choice, Hard Hat & Legs, Separated by Murder, Letting Go with John Ritter and a quartet of Cagney and Lacey reunions. In 2000, Gless played Debbie Novotny in Queer as Folk, a daring role that opened to viewers the underground lives of gay and lesbians. Known for her ability to portray characters with multi-layered, startling and complex emotions, Gless played chain-smoking, persuasive Madeline Westen on Burn Notice (9th Emmy nomination.) Subsequent credits include Nip / Tuck (10th Emmy nomination), Once Fallen, Hannah Free, The Exorcist, The Gifted, Casualty. Fast Charlie, Station 19 and Constance.
Sharon Gless tells all in this laugh-out-loud, juicy, “unforgettably memorable” (Lily Tomlin) memoir about her five decades in Hollywood, where she took on some of the most groundbreaking roles of her time.
The memoir delves into Gless’s remarkable career and explores Gless’s complicated family, her struggles with alcoholism, and her fear of romantic commitment as well as her encounters with some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Brutally honest and incredibly relatable, Gless puts it all out on the page in the same way she has lived—never with moderation.
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