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Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963) is an American actress and producer, 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. Early life O'Grady was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Jim and Jan O'Grady. 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. Career O'Grady began her career as a model for Montgomery Ward and as an actor in several commercials. In one commercial, she played the neighbor for whom Michael J. Fox's character chases 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 for two episodes on the ABC drama China Beach. 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 the 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.After leaving NYPD Blue, O'Grady began starring in numerous television movies for Lifetime and other networks, including The Three Lives of Karen (1997), Two Voices (1997), Every 9 Seconds (1997), Two of Hearts (1999), Another Woman's Husband (2000), Lip Service (2000), Hostage Negotiator (2001), Hope Ranch (2002), Lucky 7 (2003), Sex and the Single Mom (2003), and More Sex & the Single Mom (2005). Her big screen credits include Celtic Pride (1996), That Old Feeling (1997), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and Walking Across Egypt (1999). From 2002 to 2005, O'Grady starred as Helen Pryor in the NBC television series American Dreams, which depicted an all-American family living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 1960s. The series was canceled after three seasons. In Fall 2005, O'Grady was lead actress in the ABC comedy series Hot Properties, which was canceled after 13 episodes. In 2006, she guest starred on Two and a Half Men, and in 2007 had a recurring role on Boston Legal as Gloria Weldon, a judge in a personal relationship with attorney Alan Shore. Also in 2007, she starred in the Hallmark Channel movie All I Want for Christmas.O'Grady had regular roles on the short-lived CW series Hidden Palms as Karen Hardy in 2007, and on Hellcats, playing Wanda Perkins, the mother of the main character, from 2010 to 2011. In 2008, she had a recurring role on the ABC series Desperate Housewives as Anne Schilling, a woman who is having an affair with the character Porter Scavo (at that point a teenager). She appeared on Monk, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Mentalist, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Drop Dead Diva, Hawaii Five-0, and Castle. From 2014 to 2015, she had a major recurring role as Conrad's first wife on ABC primetime soap opera Revenge, opposite Madeleine Stowe.In 2019, O'Grady starred in the Lifetime film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader (which was inspired by the identity theft committed by Wendy Brown) as Angie Patterson, the mother of Maiara Walsh's character Vicky Patterson. Personal life O'Grady has been married and divorced six times. Filmography Film Television films Television series References External links Gail O'Grady at IMDb . Discover the Melody Anne popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Melody Anne books.
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Portrait Of Chloe
Elvi RhodesLet multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes sweep you away with this moving and heartwarming saga set by the sea. Perfect for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy.READERS ARE LO...
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Come Rain Or Shine
Susan SallisFrom the pen of multimillion copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a magnificent and sweeping novel that asks whether friendships really can endure thr...
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The Nightingale Sings
Charlotte BinghamExciting and dramatic but tender and heartfelt; this is a novel that you will return to again and again. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham...
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Rekindle the Flame
Kate MeaderCuddle up by the fire with the irresistible prequel to Kate Meader’s smokin’ Hot in Chicago seriesoriginally published in the sizzling holiday anthology Baby, It’s Cold Outsidea su...
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Safe in His Arms
Melody AnneCan a California transplant survive Montana’s deep snows? New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Melody Anne breaks the ice between a sexy fireman and a brandnew teacher i...
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Out Of The Blue
Charlotte BinghamA family finds peace through the unexpected struggle to aid a stranger in this captivating and moving saga. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bing...
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Paradise Park
Iris GowerIf you like Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale, you will love this emotional and captivating saga, set amongst the romantic clay potteries of South Wales, from the pen of b...
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The Kissing Gate
Susan SallisLet The Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis sweep you away with this powerfully emotional, moving and uplifting novel. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Rosamunde Pilcher ...
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Sergeant Joe
Mary Jane StaplesA heartwarming Cockney saga from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane Staples. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. You won't be able to put it down! READERS...
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After Midnight
Susan SallisFans of Maeve Binchy, Rosamunde Pilcher and Fiona Valpy will not be disappointed by this warm and compelling story where secrets from the past threaten the happiness of a small Wes...
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Saving Grace
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Searching for You
Jennifer ProbstWhen a highpowered CEO and a playboy billionaire get stranded in a snowstorm, sparks will fly…if they can make it through the night together! This sexy enovella from Jennifer Probs...
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The Moon At Midnight
Charlotte BinghamSet in the small fishing village of Bexham, this follows the fortunes of the characters we met in The Chestnut Tree and The Wind off the Sea. Million copy and Sunday Times bestsell...
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Summer Promise And Other Stories
Elvi RhodesFans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Erica James will love this collection of stories to suit the reader's every mood tender, funny, romantic, ironic, bittersweet, nostalgi...
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The Trap
Mary Jane StaplesA wonderfully humourous Cockney saga from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane Staples. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. Perfect to settle down with!REA...
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In Distant Fields
Charlotte BinghamIn Distant Fields, by million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, is a wonderfully heartwrenching and heartwarming novel of love, heartbreak and, most impor...
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The Pleasures of Summer
Evie HunterThe Pleasures of Summer is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, The Pleasures of Winter and Sylvia Day's sto...
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Distant Music
Charlotte BinghamFans of Louise Douglas, Dinah Jeffries and Kristin Hannah will love this heartwarming, captivating and compelling postwar saga by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling auth...
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The Pearly Queen
Mary Jane StaplesA wonderfully warm, uplifting and moving saga from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane Staples. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. Perfect to settle down ...
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Debutantes
Charlotte BinghamFans of Louise Douglas, Dinah Jefferies and Bridgerton will love this wonderfully evocative and enthralling romantic saga by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Ch...
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The House Of Flowers
Charlotte BinghamFans of Louise Douglas, Dinah Jefferies and Kristin Hannah will love this uplifting and moving wartime saga by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingha...
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Nest Of Sorrows
Ruth HamiltonThis emotional and uplifting saga full of twists and turns by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is a must read for fans of Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Josep...
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Stardust
Charlotte BinghamFans of Louise Douglas and Dinah Jeffries will love this wonderfully evocative and enthralling romantic saga by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingh...
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Daughters Of Eden
Charlotte BinghamA riveting story of love and loss set in wartime Britain from the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, for fans of Louise Douglas and Dinah Jefferies...
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Copper Kingdom
Iris GowerLet bestselling author Iris Gower transport you to South Wales at the turn of the century in this beguiling and bewitching saga, set during the hard times of copper smelting. Fans ...
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Love Song
Charlotte BinghamLove Song, by million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, is a captivating and compelling novel about love and family relationships, appearances and expecta...
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The Blue Note
Charlotte BinghamFans of Louise Douglas, Dinah Jefferies and Kristin Hannah will not be disappointed by this magically romantic and dynamic saga by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling aut...
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The Pleasures of Spring
Evie HunterAn invitation to the hot and steamy world of bestselling erotica author Evie Hunter...'A BDSM MASTERPIECE' Sunday World'A MUSTREAD IF YOU ENJOYED FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' Irish Daily ...
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Nanny
Charlotte BinghamPowerful and heartwrenching; fans of Louise Douglas, Dinah Jefferies and Kristin Hannah will love this Edwardian saga by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlo...
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Mulberry Lane
Elvi RhodesFans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Erica James will love this compelling story examining how people react differently to change from multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes. ...
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Paradise Lane
Ruth HamiltonThis dramatic, heartwrenching and emotional saga full of twists and turns, leading up to a violent and terrible climax, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is a mu...
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Doctor Rose
Elvi RhodesPerfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court, this is timely novel of one woman's quest to establish herself in a man's world by multimillion copy seller Elvi Rho...
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Daughters Of Rebecca
Iris GowerFans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale will love this captivating and heartwrenching saga from the pen of bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING DAUGHTERS OF...
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Golden Girls
Elvi RhodesPerfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court, this is a heartfelt novel of one woman's will to find her way in life by multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes. Perfe...
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The Coming Storm
Regina M. HansenMusic, myth, and horror blend in this romantic, “eerie…atmospheric” (Publishers Weekly) fantasy debut about a teen girl who must fight a powerful evil that’s invaded her Prince Edw...
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Change Of Heart
Charlotte BinghamThis mesmerising love story form bestselling author Charlotte Bingham has it all: clever plotting, wonderful characterization, masterful writing and a totally unexpected and perfec...
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The Path to the Lake
Susan SallisFrom the pen of multimillion copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a heartwarming and emotional novel of secrets, loss and final redemption that will s...
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Opal
Elvi RhodesPerfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court, this is an emotional and powerful story of a woman who has a dream, and who will do anything to achieve it by multim...
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Grand Affair
Charlotte BinghamFans of Louise Douglas, Dinah Jeffries and Kristin Hannah will love this compelling and enthralling read from bestselling author Charlotte Bingham. The 1950s are brought vividly to...
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The Summer Day is Done
Mary Jane StaplesIf you like Katie Flynn, Kristin Hannah and Fiona Valpy, you will love this enthralling, heartwrenching pageturner of a romantic adventure from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane S...
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In Sunshine Or In Shadow
Charlotte BinghamLet million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham sweep you away with this sparkling, moving and emotionally charged novel of the complexities of female friend...
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Midsummer Meeting
Elvi RhodesLet multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes sweep you away with this moving and heartwarming saga set by the sea. Perfect for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy.READERS ARE LO...
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Christy Brown
Georgina Louise HambletonChristy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a 'mental defective' and that he would nev...
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Summertime
Charlotte BinghamFans of Louise Douglas, Dinah Jeffries and Kristin Hannah will love this unputdownable romantic read from bestselling author Charlotte Bingham. Portraying the highs and lows of lov...
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The Kissing Garden
Charlotte BinghamThis cosy, captivating and dreamy love story with a magical twist by millioncopy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, is the perfect escapist read. A must read fo...