Gail O'Grady

Known for: Acting

Born: 1963-01-23 (age 63)

From: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography (95)

MOVIE★ 5.5
President Down
2025
as President Kat Collins
TV★ 6.4
Duster
2025
as Charlotte Dean-Ellis
MOVIE★ 5.7
Love in the Clouds
2025
as Jane
MOVIE★ 5.4
Heart of the Matter
2022
as Gladys
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
2021
as Robin Pyle
TV★ 10.0
Viral Vignettes
2020
as Eve
MOVIE★ 4.2
Deviant Love
2019
as Marlene
MOVIE★ 6.6
Identity Theft of a Cheerleader
2019
as Angie Patterson
MOVIE★ 5.2
Manipulated
2019
as D.A. Diane Conrad
MOVIE★ 4.4
Lycan
2017
as Ms. Fields
MOVIE★ 6.3
Love on Ice
2017
as Mia Lee
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Right Girl
2015
as Martha Howard
MOVIE★ 4.7
Mothers of the Bride
2015
as Debra Wolf
MOVIE
Justice Served
2015
as Dr. Helen Florentine
TV★ 7.2
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as Gail O'Grady
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Mystery Cruise
2013
as Alvirah Meehan
TV★ 6.1
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Hannah Sharples
MOVIE★ 5.3
Sins of the Preacher
2013
as Susan Parker
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shadow on the Mesa
2013
as Mona Eastman
TV★ 7.6
Revenge
2011
as Stevie Grayson
MOVIE★ 4.9
ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
2011
as Nancy
MOVIE★ 5.2
After the Fall
2010
as Dr. Susan Miles
TV★ 7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Sharon Archer
MOVIE★ 3.4
Circle
2010
as Dr. Green
TV★ 7.5
Hellcats
2010
as Wanda Perkins
TV★ 7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TV★ 6.1
The Forgotten
2009
as Kerry Denver
TV★ 7.7
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Mrs. Thomas
MOVIE★ 2.5
Living Out Loud
2009
as Emily Marshall
MOVIE★ 5.5
The House That Jack Built
2009
as Hannah
TV★ 8.0
Castle
2009
as Margo Gower
TV★ 7.9
True Jackson, VP
2008
as Sophie Girard
MOVIE★ 4.2
An American Carol
2008
as Jane Wagstaffe
TV★ 8.4
The Mentalist
2008
as Juniper Tolliver
MOVIE★ 5.6
All I Want for Christmas
2007
as Sarah Armstrong
TV★ 5.8
Cane
2007
as Senator Finch
MOVIE★ 5.1
While the Children Sleep
2007
as Meghan Eastman
TV★ 5.6
Hidden Palms
2007
as Karen Hardy
TV★ 7.1
Rules of Engagement
2007
as Joan
TV★ 7.7
Hot Properties
2005
as Ava Summerlin
MOVIE★ 5.1
Mayday
2005
as Anne Metz
TV★ 8.1
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Karen Westen
TV★ 8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
as Krystall Richards
MOVIE★ 7.5
More Sex & the Single Mom
2005
as Jess Gradwell
TV★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Anne Schilling
TV★ 7.9
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Gloria Weldon
TV★ 7.3
CSI: NY
2004
as Millie Taylor
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Tricks
2004
as Jane
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Sure Hand of God
2004
as Molly Bowser
TV★ 7.0
Las Vegas
2003
as Erin Hudson
TV★ 7.5
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Mandi
MOVIE★ 7.1
Sex & the Single Mom
2003
as Jess Gradwell
MOVIE★ 5.9
Lucky 7
2003
as Rachel Myer
TV★ 5.2
American Dreams
2002
as Helen Pryor
TV★ 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
as Dr. Rachel Marsh
TV★ 8.0
Monk
2002
as Miranda St. Claire
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hostage Negotiator
2001
as Theresa Foley
MOVIE★ 4.6
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
as Olivia Wise
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Towne
MOVIE★ 4.4
Out of Sync
2000
as Maggie Stanley
MOVIE★ 4.0
Another Woman's Husband
2000
as Susan Miller
MOVIE★ 4.9
Walking Across Egypt
1999
as Elaine Rigsbee
MOVIE★ 6.0
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999
as Claire
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ruth Walker
MOVIE★ 10.0
Two of Hearts
1999
as Molly Saunders
MOVIE★ 5.8
Medusa's Child
1997
as Vivian Henry
MOVIE★ 5.0
Every 9 Seconds
1997
as Janet
TV★ 6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
as Helena Fisher
MOVIE★ 5.6
Two Voices
1997
as Kathleen Anneken
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Three Lives of Karen
1997
as Karen Winthrop / Emily Riggs / Cindy Last
MOVIE★ 6.2
That Old Feeling
1997
as Rowena
MOVIE★ 5.3
Celtic Pride
1996
as Carol O'Hara
TV
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Page Taylor
MOVIE★ 6.5
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Page Taylor
MOVIE★ 5.5
Trial by Fire
1995
as Paulette Gill
TV★ 7.3
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
MOVIE★ 5.0
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995
as Lt. Paula Coughlin
TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as Patricia Stone
TV★ 7.0
NYPD Blue
1993
as Donna Abandando
MOVIE★ 4.6
Parker Kane
1990
as Cindy Ellis
MOVIE★ 5.8
People Like Us
1990
as Rebecca Bailey
MOVIE★ 5.1
Nobody's Perfect
1990
as Shelly
TV★ 7.0
Hardball
1989
TV★ 6.1
Anything But Love
1989
MOVIE★ 4.8
Blackout
1988
as Caroline Boyle
TV★ 7.5
China Beach
1988
MOVIE★ 6.0
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Laura
MOVIE★ 5.3
Spellcaster
1988
as Jackie
TV★ 8.6
Werewolf
1987
as Victim in VW
TV★ 6.8
Designing Women
1986
TV★ 7.1
Matlock
1986
as Julia McCullough
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Robin Dishman
TV★ 7.6
Cheers
1982
as Laura Walton
MOVIE
I Fell in Love with Santa
—
as Judy