Acting · Detroit, Michigan, USA · Born January 23, 1963
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.
MoviePresident Down
2025
as President Kat Collins
TVDuster
2025
as Charlotte Dean-Ellis
MovieLove in the Clouds
2025
as Jane
MovieHeart of the Matter
2022
as Gladys
MovieThe Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
2021
as Robin Pyle
TVViral Vignettes
2020
as Eve
MovieDeviant Love
2019
as Marlene
MovieIdentity Theft of a Cheerleader
2019
as Angie Patterson
MovieManipulated
2019
as D.A. Diane Conrad
MovieLycan
2017
as Ms. Fields
MovieLove on Ice
2017
as Mia Lee
MovieThe Right Girl
2015
as Martha Howard
MovieMothers of the Bride
2015
as Debra Wolf
MovieJustice Served
2015
as Dr. Helen Florentine
TVFresh Off the Boat
2015
as Gail O'Grady
MovieThe Mystery Cruise
2013
as Alvirah Meehan
TVThe Crazy Ones
2013
as Hannah Sharples
MovieSins of the Preacher
2013
as Susan Parker
MovieShadow on the Mesa
2013
as Mona Eastman
TVRevenge
2011
as Stevie Grayson
MovieChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
2011
as Nancy
MovieAfter the Fall
2010
as Dr. Susan Miles
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Sharon Archer
MovieCircle
2010
as Dr. Green
TVHellcats
2010
as Wanda Perkins
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVThe Forgotten
2009
as Kerry Denver
TVDrop Dead Diva
2009
as Mrs. Thomas
MovieLiving Out Loud
2009
as Emily Marshall
MovieThe House That Jack Built
2009
as Hannah
TVCastle
2009
as Margo Gower
TVTrue Jackson, VP
2008
as Sophie Girard
MovieAn American Carol
2008
as Jane Wagstaffe
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Juniper Tolliver
MovieAll I Want for Christmas
2007
as Sarah Armstrong
TVCane
2007
as Senator Finch
MovieWhile the Children Sleep
2007
as Meghan Eastman
TVHidden Palms
2007
as Karen Hardy
TVRules of Engagement
2007
as Joan
TVHot Properties
2005
as Ava Summerlin
MovieMayday
2005
as Anne Metz
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Karen Westen
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Krystall Richards
MovieMore Sex & the Single Mom
2005
as Jess Gradwell
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Anne Schilling
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Judge Gloria Weldon
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Millie Taylor
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Tricks
2004
as Jane
The Sure Hand of God
2004
as Molly Bowser
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Erin Hudson
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Mandi
MovieSex & the Single Mom
2003
as Jess Gradwell
MovieLucky 7
2003
as Rachel Myer
TVAmerican Dreams
2002
as Helen Pryor
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Dr. Rachel Marsh
TVMonk
2002
as Miranda St. Claire
MovieHostage Negotiator
2001
as Theresa Foley
MovieSleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
as Olivia Wise
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Towne
MovieOut of Sync
2000
as Maggie Stanley
MovieAnother Woman's Husband
2000
as Susan Miller
MovieWalking Across Egypt
1999
as Elaine Rigsbee
MovieDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999
as Claire
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ruth Walker
MovieTwo of Hearts
1999
as Molly Saunders
MovieMedusa's Child
1997
as Vivian Henry
MovieEvery 9 Seconds
1997
as Janet
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Helena Fisher
MovieTwo Voices
1997
as Kathleen Anneken
MovieThe Three Lives of Karen
1997
as Karen Winthrop / Emily Riggs / Cindy Last
MovieThat Old Feeling
1997
as Rowena
MovieCeltic Pride
1996
as Carol O'Hara
TVNothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Page Taylor
MovieNothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Page Taylor
MovieTrial by Fire
1995
as Paulette Gill
TVSpace: Above and Beyond
1995
MovieShe Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995
as Lt. Paula Coughlin
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Patricia Stone
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Donna Abandando
MovieParker Kane
1990
as Cindy Ellis
MoviePeople Like Us
1990
as Rebecca Bailey
MovieNobody's Perfect
1990
as Shelly
TVHardball
1989
TVAnything But Love
1989
MovieBlackout
1988
as Caroline Boyle
TVChina Beach
1988
MovieShe's Having a Baby
1988
as Laura
MovieSpellcaster
1988
as Jackie
TVWerewolf
1987
as Victim in VW
TVDesigning Women
1986
TVMatlock
1986
as Julia McCullough
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Robin Dishman
TVCheers
1982
as Laura Walton
I Fell in Love with Santa
as Judy
