Gail O'Grady

Acting

Gail O'Grady

Born January 23, 1963Detroit, Michigan, USA95 credits

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

President Down
5.5

President Down

Movie

2025

Duster
6.3

Duster

TV

2025

Love in the Clouds
5.7

Love in the Clouds

Movie

2025

Heart of the Matter
5.4

Heart of the Matter

Movie

2022

The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
5.2

The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact

Movie

2021

Viral Vignettes
10.0

Viral Vignettes

TV

2020

Filmography

President Down
2025President DownMovie
Duster
2025Dusteras Charlotte Dean-EllisTV
Love in the Clouds
2025Love in the Cloudsas JaneMovie
Heart of the Matter
2022Heart of the Matteras GladysMovie
The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
2021The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pactas Robin PyleMovie
Viral Vignettes
2020Viral Vignettesas EveTV
Deviant Love
2019Deviant Loveas MarleneMovie
Identity Theft of a Cheerleader
2019Identity Theft of a Cheerleaderas Angie PattersonMovie
Manipulated
2019Manipulatedas D.A. Diane ConradMovie
Lycan
2017Lycanas Ms. FieldsMovie
Love on Ice
2017Love on Iceas Mia LeeMovie
The Right Girl
2015The Right Girlas Martha HowardMovie
Mothers of the Bride
2015Mothers of the Brideas Debra WolfMovie
Justice Served
2015Justice Servedas Dr. Helen FlorentineMovie
Fresh Off the Boat
2015Fresh Off the Boatas Gail O'GradyTV
The Mystery Cruise
2013The Mystery Cruiseas Alvirah MeehanMovie
The Crazy Ones
2013The Crazy Onesas Hannah SharplesTV
Sins of the Preacher
2013Sins of the Preacheras Susan ParkerMovie
Shadow on the Mesa
2013Shadow on the Mesaas Mona EastmanMovie
Revenge
2011Revengeas Stevie GraysonTV
ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
2011ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2as NancyMovie
After the Fall
2010After the Fallas Dr. Susan MilesMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Sharon ArcherTV
Circle
2010Circleas Dr. GreenMovie
Hellcats
2010Hellcatsas Wanda PerkinsTV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
The Forgotten
2009The Forgottenas Kerry DenverTV
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Divaas Mrs. ThomasTV
Living Out Loud
2009Living Out Loudas Emily MarshallMovie
The House That Jack Built
2009The House That Jack Builtas HannahMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Margo GowerTV
True Jackson, VP
2008True Jackson, VPas Sophie GirardTV
An American Carol
2008An American Carolas Jane WagstaffeMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Juniper TolliverTV
All I Want for Christmas
2007All I Want for Christmasas Sarah ArmstrongMovie
Cane
2007Caneas Senator FinchTV
While the Children Sleep
2007While the Children Sleepas Meghan EastmanMovie
Hidden Palms
2007Hidden Palmsas Karen HardyTV
Rules of Engagement
2007Rules of Engagementas JoanTV
Hot Properties
2005Hot Propertiesas Ava SummerlinTV
Mayday
2005Maydayas Anne MetzMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Karen WestenTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Krystall RichardsTV
More Sex & the Single Mom
2005More Sex & the Single Momas Jess GradwellMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Anne SchillingTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Judge Gloria WeldonTV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Millie TaylorTV
T
2004The Tony Danza Showas SelfTV
T
2004Tricksas JaneMovie
T
2004The Sure Hand of Godas Molly BowserMovie
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegasas Erin HudsonTV
Two and a Half Men
2003Two and a Half Menas MandiTV
Sex & the Single Mom
2003Sex & the Single Momas Jess GradwellMovie
Lucky 7
2003Lucky 7as Rachel MyerMovie
American Dreams
2002American Dreamsas Helen PryorTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Dr. Rachel MarshTV
Monk
2002Monkas Miranda St. ClaireTV
Hostage Negotiator
2001Hostage Negotiatoras Theresa FoleyMovie
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimesas Olivia WiseMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Mrs. TowneTV
Out of Sync
2000Out of Syncas Maggie StanleyMovie
Another Woman's Husband
2000Another Woman's Husbandas Susan MillerMovie
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigoloas ClaireMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Ruth WalkerTV
Two of Hearts
1999Two of Heartsas Molly SaundersMovie
Walking Across Egypt
1999Walking Across Egyptas Elaine RigsbeeMovie
Medusa's Child
1997Medusa's Childas Vivian HenryMovie
Every 9 Seconds
1997Every 9 Secondsas JanetMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Helena FisherTV
Two Voices
1997Two Voicesas Kathleen AnnekenMovie
The Three Lives of Karen
1997The Three Lives of Karenas Karen Winthrop / Emily Riggs / Cindy LastMovie
That Old Feeling
1997That Old Feelingas RowenaMovie
Celtic Pride
1996Celtic Prideas Carol O'HaraMovie
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995Nothing Lasts Foreveras Dr. Page TaylorTV
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995Nothing Lasts Foreveras Dr. Page TaylorMovie
Trial by Fire
1995Trial by Fireas Paulette GillMovie
Space: Above and Beyond
1995Space: Above and BeyondTV
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandalas Lt. Paula CoughlinMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Patricia StoneTV
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas Donna AbandandoTV
Parker Kane
1990Parker Kaneas Cindy EllisMovie
People Like Us
1990People Like Usas Rebecca BaileyMovie
Nobody's Perfect
1990Nobody's Perfectas ShellyMovie
Hardball
1989HardballTV
Anything But Love
1989Anything But LoveTV
Blackout
1988Blackoutas Caroline BoyleMovie
China Beach
1988China BeachTV
She's Having a Baby
1988She's Having a Babyas LauraMovie
Spellcaster
1988Spellcasteras JackieMovie
Werewolf
1987Werewolfas Victim in VWTV
Designing Women
1986Designing WomenTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas Julia McCulloughTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Robin DishmanTV
Cheers
1982Cheersas Laura WaltonTV
I
—I Fell in Love with Santaas JudyMovie