Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 23, 1963
Place of Birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Gail O'Grady
Biography
Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles as Donna Abandando on the ABC police drama NYPD Blue, and Helen Pryor on the NBC drama series American Dreams. She is also well known for her lead roles in a number of television movies. She has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards three times.
She has been married six times and has 3 children.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Love In The Clouds | Jane |
| 2022 | Heart of the Matter | Gladys |
| 2021 | The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact | Robin Pyle |
| 2019 | Identity Theft of a Cheerleader | Angie Patterson |
| 2019 | Deviant Love | Marlene |
| 2019 | Manipulated | D.A. Diane Conrad |
| 2017 | Love on Ice | Mia Lee |
| 2017 | Lycan | Ms. Fields |
| 2015 | Mothers of the Bride | Debra Wolf |
| 2015 | The Right Girl | Martha Howard |
| 2015 | Justice Served | Dr. Helen Florentine |
| 2013 | Shadow on the Mesa | Mona Eastman |
| 2013 | The Mystery Cruise | Alvirah Meehan |
| 2013 | Sins of the Preacher | Susan Parker |
| 2011 | ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 | Nancy |
| 2010 | Circle | Dr. Green |
| 2010 | After the Fall | Dr. Susan Miles |
| 2009 | The House That Jack Built | Hannah |
| 2009 | Living Out Loud | Emily Marshall |
| 2008 | An American Carol | Jane Wagstaffe |
| 2007 | While the Children Sleep | Meghan Eastman |
| 2007 | All I Want for Christmas | Sarah Armstrong |
| 2005 | More Sex & the Single Mom | Jess Gradwell |
| 2005 | Mayday | Anne Metz |
| 2004 | Tricks | Jane |
| 2004 | The Sure Hand of God | Molly Bowser |
| 2003 | Sex & the Single Mom | Jess Gradwell |
| 2003 | Lucky 7 | Rachel Myer |
| 2001 | Hostage Negotiator | Theresa Foley |
| 2000 | Another Woman's Husband | Susan Miller |
| 2000 | Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes | Olivia Wise |
| 2000 | Out of Sync | Maggie Stanley |
| 1999 | Two of Hearts | Molly Saunders |
| 1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Claire |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egypt | Elaine Rigsbee |
| 1997 | That Old Feeling | Rowena |
| 1997 | Two Voices | Kathleen Anneken |
| 1997 | Every 9 Seconds | Janet |
| 1997 | Medusa's Child | Vivian Henry |
| 1997 | The Three Lives of Karen | Karen Winthrop / Emily Riggs / Cindy Last |
| 1996 | Celtic Pride | Carol O'Hara |
| 1995 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Page Taylor |
| 1995 | Trial by Fire | Paulette Gill |
| 1995 | She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | Lt. Paula Coughlin |
| 1990 | Nobody's Perfect | Shelly |
| 1990 | Parker Kane | Cindy Ellis |
| 1990 | People Like Us | Rebecca Bailey |
| 1988 | Spellcaster | Jackie |
| 1988 | Blackout | Caroline Boyle |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Laura |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duster | Charlotte Dean-Ellis |
| 2020 | Viral Vignettes | Eve |
| 2015 | Fresh Off the Boat | Gail O'Grady |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones | Hannah Sharples |
| 2011 | Revenge | Stevie Grayson |
| 2010 | Hellcats | Wanda Perkins |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sharon Archer |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Kerry Denver |
| 2009 | Castle | Margo Gower |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Mrs. Thomas |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2008 | True Jackson, VP | Sophie Girard |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Juniper Tolliver |
| 2007 | Hidden Palms | Karen Hardy |
| 2007 | Cane | |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement | Joan |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Karen Westen |
| 2005 | Hot Properties | Ava Summerlin |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Krystall Richards |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Anne Schilling |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Millie Taylor |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Judge Gloria Weldon |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Mandi |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | |
| 2002 | Monk | Miranda St. Claire |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Helen Pryor |
| 2002 | Monk | Lovely Rita |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Towne |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ruth Walker |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Helena Fisher |
| 1995 | Space: Above and Beyond | |
| 1995 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Page Taylor |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Patricia Stone |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Donna Abandando |
| 1989 | Anything But Love | |
| 1989 | Hardball | |
| 1988 | China Beach | |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Victim in VW |
| 1986 | Designing Women | |
| 1986 | Matlock | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Robin Dishman |
| 1982 | Cheers | Laura Walton |