Gail O'Grady
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Gail O'Grady at the Emmy Awards in 1994
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Gail Ann O'Grady January 23, 1963 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Dasko (1981–1983) Severin Wunderman (1987) Jeffrey Byron (1990–1991) Steve Fenton (1995–1996) Anthony J. Pellegrino (1998–2000) John Stamatakis (2004–2008) |
| Partner(s) | Chris Byers |
| Children | Michael Colton O'Grady (b. 2004) |
| Website | gailogrady |
Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles on television. Her roles include Donna Abandando in the ABC police drama NYPD Blue, and Helen Pryor in the NBC drama series American Dreams. O'Grady is also well known for her lead roles in a number of television movies. She has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award three times.
O'Grady was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Jan and Jim O'Grady, a financial planner. She was raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and graduated from Wheaton North High School in 1981. She appeared in a few commercials before moving to Los Angeles in 1986.
O'Grady began her career as a model for Montgomery Ward and by making several commercials. In one, she played the neighbor for whom Michael J. Fox's character chased down a Diet Pepsi. In time, she began making guest appearances, often as a villain. She made her big screen debut in the 1988 romantic comedy She's Having a Baby, and later was cast in a recurring role on the ABC drama China Beach," opposite Dana Delany. She also guest starred on several other shows, and appeared in made for television and independent movies.
Her first major role was as Donna Abandando on the ABC police drama NYPD Blue. O'Grady played the big-haired squad secretary from 1993 to 1996, and for each year received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Along with cast, she won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 1995. O'Grady left the series in 1996, and made a pilot for her own sitcom, The Gail O'Grady Project, but the show was not picked up by any of the networks.
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