Sharon Gless played blond Detective Christine Cagney and Tyne Daly played dark-haired working mom Detective Mary Beth Lacey on the 1980s female buddy cop show “Cagney & Lacey.” Here are 10 things you probably don’t know about 74-year-old Sharon and 71-year-old Tyne:
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1. Sharon is a fifth-generation Californian, born in L.A. on May 31, 1943, to mom Marjorie and sportswear manufacturing exec dad Dennis J. Gless.
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1. Tyne was born Ellen Tyne Daly in Madison, Wis., but was raised in Westchester County, N.Y., along with her younger brother, “Wings” star Tim Daly, and two sisters, Mary and Pegeen.
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2. Sharon's maternal grandfather, Neil McCarthy, who was Howard Hughes’ entertainment lawyer, gave her money for acting classes after originally telling her it was “a filthy business.”
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2. Tyne has three daughters: Alisabeth Brown, 49; actress Kathryne Brown, 46, and Alyxandra Brown, 31, from her 14-year marriage to “The Rookies” star Georg Stanford Brown, a union that ended in 1990.
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3. In 1974, Sharon signed a 10-year contract with Universal — and by 1982 was the last of the studio contract players.
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3. Tyne made an appearance on little brother Tim’s sitcom “Wings.”
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4. Sharon did not play Cagney in the first six episodes of “Cagney & Lacey” because of her studio contract — she finally took over the role from Meg Foster.
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4. Tyne began her career performing in summer stock with her family and earned her Actors’ Equity card for theater at age 15.
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5. Sharon attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.
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5. Tyne was reunited with Sharon Gless in a 2010 episode of “Burn Notice.”
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6. There are five streets in Los Angeles named for Sharon's family.
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6. Tyne likes to relax by playing solitaire.
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7. In 1991 at age 48, Sharon tied the knot with “Cagney & Lacey” executive producer Barney Rosenzweig. They have no children.
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7. Tyne won four of her six Primetime Emmys as Lacey, the other two for Supporting Actress in “Christy” and “Judging Amy.”
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8. Sharon credits the late “Green Acres” star Eddie Albert as her acting mentor and best friend.
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8. Tyne also won a Tony Award on Broadway in “Gypsy.”
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9. Sharon says she was given a regular role on “Marcus Welby, M.D.” as a love interest for James Brolin — and got fired because there was no chemistry between them.
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9. Tyne played Inspector Callahan’s first female partner in the 1976 Dirty Harry movie, “The Enforcer.”
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10. Sharon is still active, recently appearing in “Burn Notice,” “Adoptable” and “The Exorcist” TV series.
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10. Tyne has a small part in this summer’s blockbuster “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” and has four other works in the pipeline.
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