SHARON GLESS

Sharon Gless found fame in her portrayal of the simple-minded receptionist Maggie Philbin on the detective series Switch as well as that of Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural show Cagney & Lacey. “Angels fly because they see themselves as light.” These were the words she wrote on the wall of her dressing room during the filming of “Cagney & Lacey”. She gained a lot of teenage fans because of this TV series.

The actress’s lucrative career in acting has awarded her with several Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her good looks have brought her great fortune in the form of many investments and a good credit score. Gless may be much older and closer to official retirement, but she continues to appear in films in cameo roles. She recently appeared in the TV series The Gifted and Casualty.

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