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









