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Lani O'Grady (1954–2001)

Actress

Although Lani O'Grady retired from acting in the '80s to become a talent agent like her mother, she had long secured her place in the TV Land pantheon as Mary, the brainiac wannabe doctor in Eight Is Enough's expansive Bradford brood. The dramedy, starring Dick Van Patten as a newspaper columnist and superdad... See full bio »

Born:

Lanita Rose Agrati
in Walnut Creek, California, USA

Died:

(age 46) in Valencia, California, USA
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1990 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Mrs. Kramer
 
1989 An Eight Is Enough Wedding (TV movie)
Mary Bradford
 
1987 Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (TV movie)
Mary Bradford
 
1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie)
Julie NcNulty
 
1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Zanger's Customer
– Bitter Pill (1982) … Zanger's Customer (uncredited)
 
1977-1981 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
Mary Bradford
– Father Knows Best? (1981) … Mary Bradford
– Goals (1981) … Mary Bradford
– Starting Over (1981) … Mary Bradford
– The Idolbreaker: Part 2 (1981) … Mary Bradford
– The Idolbreaker: Part 1 (1981) … Mary Bradford
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1979-1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
Maude Victor / Robin
– The Mallory Quest/Julie, the Vamp/The Offer: Part 1 (1980) … Maude Victor
– The Mallory Quest/Julie, the Vamp/The Offer: Part 2 (1980) … Maude Victor
– The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love/Oldies But Goodies (1979) … Robin
 
1977 The Hazing
Campus Girl
 
1976 Massacre at Central High
Jane
 
1976 Baby Blue Marine
Girl #2
 
1975 Harry O (TV series)
Helen / Jean
– Exercise in Fatality (1975) … Helen
– Street Games (1975) … Jean
 
1975 Cage Without a Key (TV movie)
Noreen
 
1973 The Delphi Bureau (TV series)
Girl
– The Face That Never Was Project (1973) … Girl
 
1970 Headmaster (TV series)
Judy
– Count the Ways I Love You (1970) … Judy
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Penny
– Time of Your Life (1969) … Penny (as Tammy August)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1987 Super Password (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 October 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 February 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1979-1980 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 March 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 November 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 June 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 June 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 June 1979 (1979) … Herself
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1978-1979 Family Feud (TV series)
Herself
– Love Boat vs. Eight Is Enough 2 (1979) … Herself
– Family vs. Eight Is Enough (1979) … Herself
– Love Boat vs. Eight Is Enough (1979) … Herself
– Barney Miller vs. Eight Is Enough (1978) … Herself
 
1978 The (New) $25,000 Pyramid (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 April 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 April 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 April 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 April 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 April 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1977 All-Star Family Feud Special (TV series)
Herself (for "Eight Is Enough")
 
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2002 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Tammy August

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Personal Quote:

[in 1994] I have a real hard time with people who have been successful in this business as young children . . . and [as adults] they are no longer wanted by Hollywood -- and, yeah, Hollywood is not a user-friendly place. See more »

Trivia:

Born Lanita Rose Agrati, she changed her name to Lani O'Grady after landing her role in Eight Is Enough, a comedy-drama that starred Dick Van Patten as the newspaper columnist father of eight children. The series ran from 1977 to 1981. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra