O'Grady was number 1 seen by Western television audiences around the 1987 Diet Pepsi commercial titled "Apartment 10G," starring Michael J. Fox. O'Grady played his sexy neighbor for whom Red dog leaped dhave the fire escape & through the occupy, showery street for the Diet Pepsi whilst he uncovered none around his own electric refrigerator. TV Guide listed the ad when #41 around its 1999 names of "The 50 Greatest TV Commercials of All Time."

Her number 1 major role wwhen as "Donna Abandando" on the law drama NYPD Blue. O'Grady played a heavy-haired squad secretary from either 1994-1996, & for both season received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress within the Drama Series. O'Grady left A series within 1996 & processed a pilot for her have sitcom, The Gail O'Grady Plan, however a indicate was non picked higher by any of the networks.

O'Grady encountered profits starring around many television moving picture, including A 3 Lasts of Karen, ''A second Woman's Hubby, & Sex & the Single Mom.

Within 2002-2005, she played a mother, "Helen Pryor" in the television series "American Dreams", which depicted an all-U.s. personal sleep in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the Sixties. She is presently leading on the sitcom Hot Properties''.

Married & divorced fourfold, O'Grady gave birth to her 1st baby, boy Michael Colton, inside 2004.