Gail O'Grady

 O'Grady started her career as model for Montgomery Ward model and later acting in commercials. She played Michael J.'s neighbor in a commercial. Fox's character chases Diet Pepsi. She began to make appearances in the role of a villain over time. She first appeared on screen in the year 1988's romantic comedy, She's Having a Baby. Later she was cast in two episodes of ABC's drama China Beach. She also appeared as a guest on several other shows, and was featured in made-for films and television shows. Her first role of note was as Donna Abandando on the ABC police drama NYPD Blue. From 1993 until 1996, O'Grady was the squad secretary and earned an Emmy Award nomination each year for Outstanding Supporting Actress In the Drama Series. She was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award in 1995 for her outstanding performance by an Ensemble of Drama Series Actors. [3] O'Grady quit the show in the year 1996, and she created the pilot for her own sitcom The Gail O'Grady Project however, the show was not picked by any of the networks.After the departure of NYPD Blue, O'Grady began starring in numerous television movies for Lifetime as well as other networks, such as 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 Sex & the Single Mom (2005). She is best known for her role in Celtic Pride (1996) and That Old Feeling (1997), Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo (1999) and Walking Across Egypt (99).