Sharon Gless installment, by Loretta Swit. Swit, like Foster, was chosen as Cagney because, though the character of Cagney had been created with Gless herself in mind, she was unavailable for the pilot or the first seven installments of the first season.) In 1991, she married the series' executive producer, Barney Rosenzweig, who speaks in his book "Cagney & Lacey...and Me" about wanting Sharon Gless from the beginning and Gless being unavailable due to her contract with Universal. Rosenzweig created the 1990–1992 CBS drama series "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" for Gless and, uncredited, played the only partially seen psychiatrist to whom
Tyne Daly from June 14, 2011 (previews) to September 4, 2011. Daly reprised her role as Maria Callas in the West End production of "Master Class", which opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on February 7, 2012 (after previews from January 21) in a limited engagement to April 28, 2012. Daly performed a cabaret act, "Second Time Around", in January 2010 at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, New York City. She had previously performed at Feinstein's in May 2009. Daly appeared in "John and Mary" (1969), the biker movie "Angel Unchained" (1970), the movie adaptation of "Play It As It Lays" (1972), and "The