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Cause of death
  
Drug overdose

Occupation
  
Actress

Television
  
Nationality
  
American

Years active
  
1969–1990

Height
  
1.58 m


Full Name
  
Lanita Rose Agrati

Born
  
October 2, 1954 (
1954-10-02
)
Walnut Creek, California, US

Resting place
  
Remains scattered in Hawaii

Died
  
25 September 2001, Valencia, California, United States

Spouse
  
James Gibson Smith (m. 1980–1981), James F. Phalen (m. 1975–1977), Eugene C. Otis (m. 1971–1974)

Parents
  
Mary Castellino, Lou A. Agrati

Movies and TV shows
  
Eight Is Enough, The Kid with the Broken H, Cage Without a Key

Similar
  
Diana Hyland, Laurie Walters, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson, Grant Goodeve

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Lani O'Grady (October 2, 1954 – September 25, 2001) was an American actress and talent agent. She is best-remembered for her role as Mary Bradford, the eldest sister from Eight Is Enough.

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Early life

O'Grady was born Lanita Rose Agrati in Walnut Creek, California, to Lou A. Agrati and to Mary B. Grady (née Castellino), a children's talent agent. She was the sister of actor/musician Don Grady, one of the original Mouseketeers and a cast member of My Three Sons. Even as a youngster, she had a low-pitched voice.

Career

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Young Lani began acting at age 13 with a role in the television series The High Chaparral. In the early 1970s, she appeared on Harry O and had a role in the 1975 television movie Cage Without a Key, starring Susan Dey. In 1976, she co-starred in the feature film Massacre at Central High along with Kimberly Beck (who appeared as Nancy in the Eight Is Enough pilot).

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The following year, Lani landed the role of Mary Bradford in the ABC series Eight Is Enough and changed her name to O'Grady. She appeared in 112 episodes of the series. She also reprised the role of Mary Bradford in two Eight Is Enough reunion television movies in 1987 and 1989.

After the series ended in 1981, O'Grady had a role in the 1982 television movie The Kid with the Broken Halo starring Gary Coleman. Her last acting role was as Mrs. Kramer in the soap opera Days of Our Lives in 1990.

Personal life

After suffering from agoraphobia and memory blackouts in the early 1990s, O'Grady retired from acting and became a talent agent. She also began taking nonnarcotic medication for a diagnosed brain chemical imbalance. In a 1994 interview with the Los Angeles Times, O'Grady said she had suffered from panic attacks since the age of 18 but was not diagnosed with panic disorder until she was 21. She also admitted that she abused prescription drugs and alcohol, including Valium.

In December 1998, she entered the Thalians Mental Health Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for detoxification.

Death

O'Grady died in her mobile home in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, at age 46 on September 25, 2001. An autopsy revealed toxic levels of the painkiller Vicodin and antidepressant Prozac in her bloodstream, and the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said she died of "multiple drug intoxication," although the coroner was unable to determine if her death was an accident or suicide.

References

Lani O'Grady Wikipedia