Biography
Fox almost literally goes through hell and high water. O'Grady kept busy in guest spots on a variety of TV shows including "Matlock", "Cheers" and "China Beach" (dueting on "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" with fellow guest star Nancy Sinatra) and played Chad Lowe's leading lady in the cross-dressing teen comedy, "Nobody's Perfect" (1989). TV-movies such as "Parker Kane" (1990) and "The Hit Man" (1991) began to come her way, and O'Grady got …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Joined the fifth season of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as a recurring character | |
2007 | Had a recurring role on ABC's "Boston Legal" as Gloria Weldon, a judge in a personal relationship with attorney Alan Shore | |
2005 | Cast in the short-lived ABC sitcom "Hot Properties" | |
2002 | Played the mother, Helen Pryor, in the NBC television series "American Dreams" | |
2001 | Starred opposite Michael Bowen in the USA Network movie "Hostage Negotiator" | |
2000 | Played a singer with stage fright in the VH-1 movie "Out of Sync" | |
1999 | Had supporting role in the comedy "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" | |
1997 | Co-starred with Bette Midler and Dennis Farina in Carl Reiner's "That Old Feeling" | |
1996 | Appeared in the comedy feature "Celtic Pride"; co-scripted by Judd Apatow and Colin Quinn | |
1996 | Filmed a pilot for her own sitcom, "The Gail O'Grady Project"; show never picked up by any of the networks | |
1993 | Played Donna Abandando, the big-haired squad secretary on the ABC series, "NYPD Blue"; received three consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress | |
1991 | First leading role in a TV-movie, "The Hit Man" | |
1991 | Portrayed Grace Kelly in the HBO biopic, "The Josephine Baker Story" opposite Lynn Whitfield in the title role | |
1988 | First feature lead, "Blackout" | |
1988 | First actual feature film appearance, "She's Having a Baby" | |
1987 | First TV miniseries, "The Billionaire Boys Club" (NBC) | |
1987 | Appeared in series of widely-seen Diet Pepsi commercials starring Michael J. Fox | |
1986 | Earliest TV appearances, "Matlock" (NBC) | |
1986 | First role in the "Three Amigos" was cut out of the film | |
1986 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
| Raised near Chicago, Illinois | ||
Awards
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |