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Sharon Lawrence

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

An attractive, energetic, hazel-eyed performer, Sharon Lawrence studied journalism in college, intending to follow in the footsteps of her anchorman father, but the former Raleigh, North Carolina Junior Miss opted for the bright lights instead (with her teachers' blessings). By her own admission not the best dancer or actress, she propelled herself by sheer determination, eventually acting opposite Anthony Quinn (a national tour of "Zorba'), Joel Grey (her Broadway debut in "Cabaret") and Topol (tour and subsequent Broadw…more

Credits

Actor
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 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"

  • 2004

    Cast in the romantic comedy "Little Black Book," starring Brittany Murphy

Awards

  • 1995

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

Upcoming Appearances

In Desperate Housewives

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