Cast & creator
Gail O'Grady
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: گیل اوگریدی
53
film credits
44
television credits
96
1982–2025 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (97)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ruth Walker
1999
The Mentalist
Juniper Tolliver
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mrs. Towne
2000
Criminal Minds
Krystall Richards
2005
Castle
Margo Gower
2009
Hawaii Five-0
Sharon Archer
2010
Desperate Housewives
Anne Schilling
2004
CSI: Miami
Dr. Rachel Marsh
2002
Two and a Half Men
Mandi
2003
Monk
Miranda St. Claire
2002Monk
Lovely Rita
2002
Cheers
Laura Walton
1982
CSI: NY
Millie Taylor
2004
Ghost Whisperer
Karen Westen
2005
Murder, She Wrote
Robin Dishman
1984
Las Vegas
Erin Hudson
2003
NYPD Blue
Donna Abandando
1993
Boston Legal
Judge Gloria Weldon
2004
Matlock
Julia McCullough
1986
Fresh Off the Boat
Gail O'Grady
2015
Revenge
Stevie Grayson
2011The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Drop Dead Diva
Mrs. Thomas
2009
Rules of Engagement
Joan
2007
American Dreams
Helen Pryor
2002
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Ally McBeal
Helena Fisher
1997
China Beach
1988
True Jackson, VP
Sophie Girard
2008
Designing Women
1986
Burke's Law
Patricia Stone
1994
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
The Forgotten
Kerry Denver
2009
The Crazy Ones
Hannah Sharples
2013
Cane
Senator Finch
2007
Duster
Charlotte Dean-Ellis
2025
Anything But Love
1989
Werewolf
Victim in VW
1987
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Claire
1999
Hellcats
Wanda Perkins
2010
Hidden Palms
Karen Hardy
2007
Hardball
1989
An American Carol
Jane Wagstaffe
2008
Viral Vignettes
Eve
2020
She's Having a Baby
Laura
1988
Celtic Pride
Carol O'Hara
1996
ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
Nancy
2011
More Sex & the Single Mom
Jess Gradwell
2005
Love in the Clouds
Jane
2025
While the Children Sleep
Meghan Eastman
2007
Hot Properties
Ava Summerlin
2005
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Page Taylor
1995
Shadow on the Mesa
Mona Eastman
2013
Sex & the Single Mom
Jess Gradwell
2003
Heart of the Matter
Gladys
2022
Mothers of the Bride
Debra Wolf
2015
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
Olivia Wise
2000
That Old Feeling
Rowena
1997I Fell in Love with Santa
Judy
Lucky 7
Rachel Myer
2003
Manipulated
D.A. Diane Conrad
2019
The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
Robin Pyle
2021
All I Want for Christmas
Sarah Armstrong
2007
Another Woman's Husband
Susan Miller
2000
People Like Us
Rebecca Bailey
1990
The Mystery Cruise
Alvirah Meehan
2013
Trial by Fire
Paulette Gill
1995
President Down
President Kat Collins
2025
Every 9 Seconds
Janet
1997The Sure Hand of God
Molly Bowser
2004
Lycan
Ms. Fields
2017
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Page Taylor
1995
Sins of the Preacher
Susan Parker
2013
Medusa's Child
Vivian Henry
1997
Spellcaster
Jackie
1988
Justice Served
Dr. Helen Florentine
2015
Identity Theft of a Cheerleader
Angie Patterson
2019
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Lt. Paula Coughlin
1995
Nobody's Perfect
Shelly
1990
The Three Lives of Karen
Karen Winthrop / Emily Riggs / Cindy Last
1997
Walking Across Egypt
Elaine Rigsbee
1999
Love on Ice
Mia Lee
2017
Parker Kane
Cindy Ellis
1990
Mayday
Anne Metz
2005
Out of Sync
Maggie Stanley
2000
Circle
Dr. Green
2010
After the Fall
Dr. Susan Miles
2010
Two of Hearts
Molly Saunders
1999
Deviant Love
Marlene
2019
Living Out Loud
Emily Marshall
2009
Two Voices
Kathleen Anneken
1997
The Right Girl
Martha Howard
2015
The House That Jack Built
Hannah
2009
Hostage Negotiator
Theresa Foley
2001Tricks
Jane
2004Tricks
Producer
2004
Blackout
Caroline Boyle
1988