Sharon Gless Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Between 2000 and 2005, Gless appeared as Hal Sparks's mother, Debbie Novotny, in her biggest and most critically acclaimed role since Cagney & Lacey in the acclaimed Showtime cable television series "Queer as Folk." In 2000, she was on an episode of "Touched by an Angel" entitled "The Perfect Game". On May 26, 2005, Gless was one of the mourners at Eddie Albert's funeral, along with ex-"Switch" co-stars Robert Wagner and Charlie Callas. In 2006, Gless starred in the BBC television series "The State Within". The following year she co-starred in the USA
Four Live (Irish TV programme) TG4" as a reporter. She then moved TV3 News as a reporter and then on to TV3's flagship morning show"Ireland AM". In 2008, she left TV as she wanted to spend more time with her family; she is married to a Fine Gael TD. During this time she presented a TV3 programme called "Living with Murder" and a TG4 reality TV programme called "Feirm Factor". On 5 October 2009 she began presenting "The Afternoon Show", which was then replaced with "4 Live". Four Live (Irish TV programme) Four Live is a former live flagship daytime programme on RTÉ One. The