Lani O'Grady
Lani O'Grady (born Lanita Rose Agrati, 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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| Full name at birth | Lanita Rose Agrati
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| Claim to fame | her role as Mary Bradford in the ABC TV series Eight Is Enough
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| Date of birth | 2 October 1954
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| Place of birth | Walnut Creek, California, USA
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| Date of death | 25 September 2001
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| Age | 46 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Valencia, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Drug overdose (of Vicodin and Prozac)
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| Resting place | Cremated and ashes scattered in Hawaii
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| Occupation | Actress
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| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm)
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- Was cremated and her ashes scattered in Hawaii
- 16 January 2002: According to toxicology tests, she died of a drug overdose, with fatal levels of Vicodin and Prozac in her bloodstream.
- Born Lanita Rose Agrati, she changed her name to Lani O`Grady after landing her role in "Eight Is Enough" (1977), a comedy-drama that starred Dick Van Patten as the newspaper columnist father of eight children. The series ran from 1977 to 1981.
- Lani was working as a talent agent (like her mother, Mary Grady, who was one of Hollywood`s top children`s agents) at the time of her death.
- In a 1994 Times interview, O`Grady said she had long suffered from severe panic attacks, which led to her abusing prescription drugs and alcohol for more than a decade.
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