Gail Strickland
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1945-05-18 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Gail Strickland (born May 18, 1947) is an American character actress.
Strickland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Theodosia and Lynn Strickland, who owned a tire shop. She had featured roles in 1970s films such as Bound for Glory, The Drowning Pool and Norma Rae.
In a memorable Drowning Pool scene, Strickland and Paul Newman are trapped in a room filling with water from floor to ceiling, stripped to their underwear, with no apparent escape.
Strickland appeared on the U.S. Navy series JAG first season episode "War Crimes". She played Ambassador Bartlett, the U.S. ambassador to Peru.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Law & Order
1990
as Ellen Gorham
Seinfeld
1989
as Jocelyn Landis
ER
1994
as Renee Spielman
JAG
1995
as Bartlett
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Kate Hollander / Edith Peabody
Dallas
1978
as Veronica Robinson
Melrose Place
1992
as Katherine Andrews
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Alixus
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Elena Lewis / Forbes
Chicago Hope
1994
as Shirley Fleming
M*A*S*H
1972
as Capt. Helen Whitfield
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Gail Kennedy
Night Court
1984
as Sheila Gardiner
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Olive Davis
Family Ties
1982
as Dorothy Canell
Alice
1976
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Dr. Janet Monroe
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Billie Hardwood
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Pretender
1996
as Grace Carter-Welman
Fame
1982
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Sister Ann Hutchins
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Susan Taylor
Providence
1999
as Evelyn Lombard
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Profiler
1996
as Nurse Melinda Moscone
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Courtney Simpson
Murphy Brown
1988
as Support Group Counselor
Kojak
1973
as Monica
The Rookies
1972
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Agatha 'Aggy' Wainwright
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Harry O
1974
as Laura Mayo
Police Story
1973
Civil Wars
1991
as Lisa Wharton
First Monday
2002
as Deborah Szwark
Darkroom
1981
HeartBeat
1988
as Marilyn McGrath
The Insiders
1985
The Burden of Proof
1992
as Fiona Cawley
What a Country!
1986
as Principal Joan Courtney
Walking Tall
1981
Movies (42)
The American President
1995
as Esther MacInerney
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Helen Rhodes
The Man in the Moon
1991
as Marie Foster
Norma Rae
1979
as Bonnie Mae
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Pam
Silent Cries
1993
as Roberta Hampton
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as The Mrs.
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
as Charmian
My Apocalypse
2008
as Victoria Eastman
The Drowning Pool
1975
as Mavis
Oxford Blues
1984
as Las Vegas Lady
Protocol
1984
as Mrs. St. John
Spies
1993
as Mrs. Mills
King Crab
1980
as Vicky
Lies
1983
as Jessica Brenner
Bound for Glory
1976
as Pauline
Three of Hearts
1993
as Yvonne
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
1980
as Jean Christensen
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983
as Nancy Gilliam
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
One on One
1977
as B.J. Rudolph
The Baron
1977
as Samantha - Wasp Lady
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Mary Coggins
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Dorothy
The Gathering
1977
as Peggy
Remember
1993
as Amanda
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Abbie
The President's Mistress
1978
as Gwen Bowers
Amy and the Angel
1982
as Mrs. Watson
The Dark Side of Innocence
1976
as Heather
Bittersweet Love
1976
as Roz
My Father's House
1975
as Paula
A Mother's Prayer
1995
as Ruth
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975
as Gail Stevens
Letters from Frank
1979
as Marlene
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
as Anna Roosevelt
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
as Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney
Ski Lift to Death
1978
as Vicki Gordon
The Gathering, Part II
1979
as Peggy
My Body, My Child
1982
as Adele
The Six of Us
1982
Last Time Out
1994
as Becky Davis
About Gail Strickland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gail Strickland (born May 18, 1947) is an American character actress. Strickland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Theodosia and Lynn Strickland, who owned a tire shop. She had featured roles in 1970s films such as Bound for Glory, The Drowning Pool and Norma Rae. In a memorable Drowning Pool scene, Strickland and Paul Newman are trapped in a room filling with water from floor to ceiling, stripped to their underwear, with no apparent escape. Strickland appeared on the U.S. Navy series JAG f… With 84 credits spanning from 1968 to 2008, Gail Strickland has appeared in 42 films and 42 TV shows.
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- The American President (1995) — as Esther MacInerney
- Uncommon Valor (1983) — as Helen Rhodes
- The Man in the Moon (1991) — as Marie Foster
- Norma Rae (1979) — as Bonnie Mae
- When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) — as Pam
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