Began her career when she was about 19 years of age, first working for the CBC and National Film Board, and appeared in live Canadian TV drama.
Played Della Street in the unsuccessful, short-lived revival of the Raymond Burr "Perry Mason" whodunnit series. It was entitled "The New Perry Mason" (1973) and starred Monte Markham as the invincible defense attorney.
When the Canadian Motion Picture Convention convened in 1969, the Motion Picture Exhibitors of Canada presented Sharon the very first "Star of Tomorrow Award".