Posted AT 1:55 AM EST on 13/11/04
Veteran TV star can't land immigrant's role in Canada
She was half of a tough-cop duo that broke new ground for women's TV roles in the 1980s. For five seasons, she has been Michael's meddlesome but gay-friendly mom on the edgy Showtime series
Queer As Folk.
Now she's trying to audition for the role of immigrant to Canada. And Sharon Gless can't get a callback.
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