Sharon is a North Carolina native, claiming both Charlotte and Raleigh as her home towns. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1983 with a BA in Journalism and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts from North Carolina Wesleyan University in 2021. She was a founding member of the North Carolina Theatre and has appeared on many stages in the state over the decades. 

Sharon is currently starring in the Paramount+ series JOE PICKETT based on the best seller of the same name. She recently starred opposite Kirsten Dunst in the Showtime series ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, and was an elusive librarian in HOME BEFORE DARK for Apple+. She has held recurring roles in shows such as REBEL, CRIMINAL MINDS, SHAMELESS, THE RANCH, and QUEEN SUGAR. 

In addition to her television roles, her film work includes THE LOST HUSBAND, OF MIND AND MUSIC, and the indie film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. Sharon is also an accomplished stage actress, appearing in A KID LIKE JAKE, THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX, portraying twenty different women in the LOVE, NOEL, A SONG AT TWILIGHT,  POOR BEHAVIOR, and ORSON’S SHADOW for which she was nominated for an Ovation Award and received the LA Drama Critics Circle Award. Her most recent Broadway appearance was as ‘Velma Kelly’ in CHICAGO.  

She is a current member of and past Chair of the Board for the Heal the Bay (https://healthebay.org/) and serves as Second Vice President at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation (https://sagaftra.foundation/).