Hagerty has had recurring roles in the TV series Princesses in 1991, Reunited in 1998, Malcolm in the Middle from 2003 to 2004, Girlfriends in 2004, and Trial & Error in 2017. She has starred in many films including Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel, Lost in America, Goodbye, New York, Bad Medicine, Beyond Therapy, Rude Awakening, What About Bob?, The Wife, U Turn, Mel, Held Up, The Story of Us, Freddy Got Fingered, The Badge, A Guy Thing, Adam & Steve, Pizza, Just Friends, She’s the Man, Pope Dreams, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and A Master Builder. In 2002 she was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for Freddy Got Fingered.