Gail O'Grady
Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American actress .
Life
Gail Ann O'Grady was born to Jan and Jim O'Grady, a financial advisor. She grew up in Michigan , Illinois, and Wisconsin and graduated from Wheaton North High School in 1981 . Before she moved to Los Angeles in 1986 , she appeared in a few commercials. Among other things, she played an erotic neighbor in a Pepsi commercial with Michael J. Fox .
After starring in television and feature films such as Beverly Hills Boys Club , Death Greetings from Beyond and Chaos in Hollywood , it was the role of Donna Abandando in the television series New York Cops - NYPD Blue , which she played from 1993 to 1999, which she made internationally known. For this role, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 1996 Satellite Awards . She was also nominated three times for the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress and three times for the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best acting ensemble for portraying Donna Abandando , the latter of which she won the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards .
Gail O'Grady has been married six times so far. Her first husband was Richard Dasko (1981–1983), followed by Severin Wunderman (1987), Jeffrey Byron (1990–1991), Steve Fenton (1995–1996), Anthony J. Pellegrino (1998–2000) and John Stamatakis (2004 -2008). She has a son, John Stamatakis, who was born in 2004 and named after her older brother, who died that same year.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1987: Beverly Hills Boys Club ( Billionaire Boys Club , TV movie)
- 1988: Death Greetings from Beyond (Blackout)
- 1990: Hands off Stefanie! (Nobody's Perfect)
- 1990: People Like Us (Movie)
- 1991: Chaos in Hollywood ( The Hit Man , TV movie)
- 1995: Brutal excesses - Scandal in the Navy ( She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal , TV movie)
- 1995: Death after school ends - A teacher on trial ( Trial by Fire , TV movie)
- 1996: The Great Basketball Kidnapping (Celtic Pride)
- 1997: In the Reflection of Violence ( The Three Lives of Karen , TV movie)
- 1997: Medusa's Child - atomic bomb on board the 737 ( Medusa's Child , TV movie)
- 1997: That Old Feeling (That Old Feeling)
- 1997: Hours of Violence ( Every 9 Seconds , TV movie)
- 1999: Rent a Man (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo)
- 1999: Wesley's Trial by Fire (Walking Across Egypt)
- 2000: Another Woman's Husband
- 2000: Karrieregeil ( Out of Sync , TV film)
- 2000: Rest softly! (Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes)
- 2005: Mayday - Katastrophenflug 52 ( Mayday , TV movie)
- 2007: The Sitter ( While the Children Sleep , TV movie)
- 2007: All I want for Christmas (TV movie)
- 2008: Big Fat Important Movie (An American Carol)
- 2009: Wake Up! - Live your dream ( Living Out Loud, TV movie)
- 2009: The House That Jack Built
- 2010: Circle
- 2010: After the Fall (TV movie)
- 2011: Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2
- 2013: Shadow on the Mesa (TV movie)
- 2013: Sins of the Preacher ( Murder in a Small Town, TV movie)
- 2013: The Mystery Cruise (TV movie)
- 2015: Mothers of the Bride
- 2015: The Right Girl (TV movie)
- 2015: Enough About Jack (TV movie)
- 2017: Love on Ice (TV movie)
- 2017: Lycan
Series
- 1986–1990: Matlock (2 episodes)
- 1988: In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night , Episode 1x03)
- 1988: China Beach (11 episodes)
- 1989: Superboy (episode 1x24)
- 1990: Cheers (episode 8x15)
- 1992: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , episode 8x21)
- 1993: Time Trax - Back to the Future ( Time Trax , episode 1x03)
- 1993: Man doesn't have to be ( Designing Women , 2 episodes)
- 1993–1999: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , 58 episodes)
- 2002–2007: Monk (3 episodes)
- 2002–2005: American Dreams (61 episodes)
- 2005: Hot Properties - Well built and still available ( Hot Properties , 13 episodes)
- 2006: Two and a Half Men (2 episodes)
- 2007: Boston Legal (7 episodes)
- 2008: Desperate Housewives (4 episodes)
- 2008: The Mentalist (episode 1x01)
- 2009: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , episode 4x22)
- 2009: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (episode 10x19)
- 2009: True Jackson ( True Jackson, VP , episode 1x20)
- 2010-2011: Hellcats (19 episodes)
- 2011: Hawaii Five-0 (episode 2x12)
- 2013: Rules of Engagement (episode 7x04)
- 2013: The Crazy Ones (episode 1x01)
- 2014-2015: Revenge (11 episodes)
- 2015: Code Black (episode 1x03)
- 2016: Fresh Off the Boat (episode 3x07)
- 2017: Training Day (episode 1x07)
- 2018-2020: Criminal Minds (6 episodes)
Awards
Emmy Award
- 1994: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for NYPD Blue
- 1995 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for NYPD Blue
- 1996 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for NYPD Blue
- 1995 : Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for NYPD Blue
- 1996 : Nomination for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for NYPD Blue
- 1997 : Nomination for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for NYPD Blue
- 1997 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress - TV Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie for NYPD Blue
- 2004: Nomination for Most Popular Parents Mom & Dad in a TV series for American Dreams (with Tom Verica )
Web links
- Gail O'Grady in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gail O'Grady Biography (1963-). In: filmreference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017 (English).
- ^ Dan Snierson: A Siren of Substance. Entertainment Weekly. , October 7, 1994, accessed May 20, 2017 (English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | O'Grady, Gail |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Grady, Gail Ann (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan , United States |