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‘Cagney and Lacey’ actresses reunite for Hillary Clinton fundraiser

May 4, 2016 at 3:40 p.m. EDT
Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly of ‘Cagney & Lacey.’ Photo by CBS.

Chris Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey took down plenty of bad guys during their 1980’s reign as the crimefighting detective duo of the CBS show bearing their names.

Now the actresses who played the New York cops — Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly, respectively — are teaming up for another mission: raising money for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. Along with “Cagney and Lacey” exec producer Barney Rosenzweig, they’re hosting a fundraiser on Wednesday night at the New York home of theater producer Paul Boskind.

And another celeb is pitching for the former SecState that same night: actress/activist Eva Longoria will be in Washington for a fundraiser, hosted along with former first daughter Chelsea Clinton.