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Sharon Lawrence

  • Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
  • Birthday: June 29, 1961

A prolific television and stage actress, Sharon Lawrence proved she had the stuff of small-screen success with her very first television role as ambitious assistant district attorney Sylvia Costas on "NYPD Blue" (ABC, 1993-2005). Her consistently praised performance earned the actress three Emmy nominations, and between regular detours back to Broadway, Lawrence continued to be a presence in primetime with a memorable season as a stay-at-home-prostitute on the saucy hit "Desperate Housewives" (ABC, 2004-2012). Several attemp…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2009

    Guest-starred on Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva"

  • 2009

    Had a memoriable guest-starring role as Izzie Stevens' mother on "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC); earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2008 to 2009

    Cast in as Shelby, deadbeat mom to Megan and Lily, in the CW series "Privileged"

  • 2007

    Cast on the CW's short-lived drama "Hidden Palms" as Tess Wiatt, a Southern beauty with a taste for younger men

  • 2006 to 2009

    Played the recurring role of Linda Fusco on the USA Network series, "Monk"

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Awards

  • 1995

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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