American film, stage and television character actress Sharon Gless has an estimated net worth of $10 million. She is best recognized for her role on Switch as Maggie Philbin from 1975 through 1978. She is also noted for her long tenure in Cagney & Lacey as Sgt. Christine Cagney from 1982 through 1988. In 1995, she became a recipient of Star on the Walk of Fame.

From 2000 to 2005, she also appeared in Queer as Folk  as Debbie Novotny, and from 2007 to 2013, Gless played a role on Burn Notice as Madeline Westen. Throughout her entire career as an actress, Gless has been a two-time recipient of Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for Emmy Awards ten times. Of her seven nominations for Golden Globe Awards, Gless won two.

Her appearance in the 2009 feature film Hannah Free won Gless a Best Actress award from the Madrid International Film Festival, as well as Best Actress in a Feature Film from the Film Out San Diego Audience Award. Her performance  in Cagney & Lacey won Gless several awards which include the Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series from Viewers for Quality Television Awards thrice, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama category, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice.

Sharon Marguerite Gless was born on May 31, 1943  in Los Angeles, California, USA. Since 1991, she has been married to Barney Rosenzweig.