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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/).

Sharon Lawrence
2024

Past Queens

Carli Batson
2023

Nia Franklin
2022

Victoria Huggins
2021

Anne Hawthorne
2020

Briana Venskus
2019

Beth Troutman
2018

Kira Kazantsev
2017

Anna Kooiman
2016

Mallory Hagan

Mallory Hagan
2015

Kirsten Haglund

Kirsten Haglund
2014

Jennifer Wayne

Jennifer Wayne
2013

Heather French Henry

Heather French Henry
2011

Ericka Dunlap

Ericka Dunlap
2012

Lindsey Shaw
2010

Amprapali Ambegaokar

Amrapali Ambegaokar
2009

Barbara Alyn Woods

Barbara Alyn Woods
2008

Amy Pietz

Amy Pietz
2007

Tanisha Lynn
2006

Kelly Packard

Kelly Packard
2005

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Dari Alexander
2004

2003-TraceyBregman6

Tracey Bregman
2003

Valerie Wildman
2002

Nikki Deloach

Nikki Deloach
2001

Nina Repeta

Nina Repeta
2000

Sydney Penny

Sydney Penny
1999

Alla Korot
1998

Lauren Roman

Lauren Roman
1997

Gina Tognoni

Gina Tognoni
1996

Laura Bonarrigo

Laura Bonarrigo
1995

Laura Sisk
1994

1993-KellyRipa6

Kelly Ripa
1993

Clare Carey

Clare Carey
1992

Tonja Walker

Tonja Walker
1991

Kate Collins
1990

Rebecca Arthur

Rebecca Arthur
1989

Kim Morgan Greene

Kim Morgan Greene
1988

Robin Greer

Robin Greer
1987

Kim Zimmer
1986

Phylicia A. Rashad

Phylicia A. Rashad
1985

Sharon Wyatt

Sharon Wyatt
1984

Laura Bonarrigo

Tina Gayle
1983

Lynda Goodfriend
1982

Maureen Teefy

Maureen Teefy
1981

Lacey Neuhaus

Lacey Neuhaus
1980

Laurie Walters

Laurie Walters
1979

Nancy Addison
1978

Francesca James

Francesca James
1977

Rita McLaughlin

Rita McLaughlin
1976

Stephanie Braxton

Stephanie Braxton
1975

Sharon Gless
1974

Joan Van Ark

Joan Van Ark
1973

Ann Elder

Ann Elder
1972

Phyllis Davis

Phyllis Davis
1971

Karen Jensen
1970

Chris Noel

Chris Noel
1969

Linda Cristal

Linda Cristal
1968

Melody Patterson

Melody Patterson
1967

Ulla Strömstedt
1966

Patricia Blair

Patricia Blair
1965

Abby Dalton

Abby Dalton
1964

Nancy Malone

Nancy Malone
1963

Whitney Blake
1962

Shelly Fabares

Shelley Fabares
1961

Linda Christian

Linda Christian
1960

Debra Paget

Debra Paget
1959

Esther Williams
1958

Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson
1957

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen
1956

Sara Shane

Sara Shane
1955

Ella Raines
1954

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith
1953

Cathy Downs

Cathy Downs
1952

Margaret Sheridan

Margaret Sheridan
1951

Gregg Sherwood
1950

Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer
1949

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White
1948