Born on January 23, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan, Gail Ann O’Grady is the daughter of Jim O’Grady and Jan O’Grady. She spent most of her childhood in Wheaton, Illinois, alongside her brother Michael. She graduated from Wheaton North High School in 1981. Gail developed an early passion for performance, which led her to begin appearing in television commercials shortly after graduation. In 1986, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally and gained early work in advertising, including serving as a model for Montgomery Ward.
Gail O’Grady made her television debut in 1986, playing Julia McCullough in the legal drama Matlock. Her breakthrough came with the critically acclaimed television series NYPD Blue, where she portrayed Donna Abandando from 1993 to 1999. This role earned her significant recognition and multiple Emmy Award nominations.
She has made numerous television appearances throughout her career. Notable roles include Victoria Letour in Superboy (1989), Robin Dishman in Murder, She Wrote (1992), Patricia Stone in Burke’s Law (1994), and Judge Gloria Weldon in Boston Legal (2007). O’Grady also played key roles in series such as American Dreams as Helen Pryor (2002–2005), Two and a Half Men as Mandi (2006), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mrs. Towne (2007), Desperate Housewives as Anne Schilling (2008), Ghost Whisperer as Karen Westen (2009), Hellcats as Wanda Perkins (2010), Castle as Margo Gower (2013), The Crazy Ones as Hannah Sharples (2013), and Code Black as Margaret O’Brien (2015).
| Net Worth 2021: | 3 million |
