Actors Journal – Sharon Lawrence

Lawrence began her acting career on Broadway in the 1987 revival of Cabaret. In 1990, she performed in Fiddler on the Roof. She appeared in a number of television movies and series in the 1990s, like Cheers and Star Trek: Voyager. In 1993 she was cast as Assistant District Attorney Sylvia Costas in the ABC police drama series NYPD Blue. She earned three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations from 1993 to 1996, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in 1996. She has had a prolific career in television with roles in Wolf Lake, Desperate Housewives, One Tree Hill, Shameless, Law & Order: SVU, Boston Legal, Monk, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Mentalist, Body of Proof, The Ranch and many others.