Though she preferred to consider herself a comedienne, actress Sharon Gless achieved her greatest fame in dramatic turns on several acclaimed television series, most notably the groundbreaking police show “Cagney and Lacey” (CBS, 1982-88), which earned her two Emmys, a Golden Globe, and countless nominations. She later earned two more Emmy nods as an outspoken public defender in “The Trials of Rosie O’Neill” (CBS, 1990-92), and received critical acclaim as Hal Sparks’ supportive mother on the American version of “Queer as Folk” (Showtime, 2000-05). She continued her impressive streak on
