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Gail Strickland‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1947-05-18

Popularity

star2.9

Gail Strickland

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Gail Strickland

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1947-05-18

Popularity

star2.9

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. She appeared in the pilot episode of the television series Night Court as the public defender. She guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Paradise" as the character Alixus. In 1994-1995, she appeared as Ms. Landis of Doubleday in the Seinfeld Season 6 episodes "The Chaperone" and "The Switch". Strickland played nurse practitioner Marilyn McGrath in the 1988 TV series HeartBeat. This was one of the earliest portrayals of a lesbian character on American network television. She also had a memorable appearance on the television series M*A*S*H as Captain Helen Whitfield, a nurse in an ongoing battle with alcoholism. She appeared in 11 episodes of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman from 1993-94 as the character Olive Davis. She played Esther MacInerney, the wife of A.J. MacInerney (Martin Sheen), Chief of Staff for President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), in the 1995 blockbuster movie The American President, which also starred Annette Bening, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss. Strickland was a cast member in the brief run of the 2002 CBS television series First Monday, playing a Supreme Court justice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gail Strickland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Movie Credits

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story‌
star9.0
calendar 1978

Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Three of Hearts

Three of Hearts‌
star4.6
calendar 1993

Oxford Blues

Oxford Blues‌
star5.6
calendar 1984

Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain‌
star6.5
calendar 1978

The American President

The American President‌
star6.5
calendar 1995

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool‌
star6.3
calendar 1975

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor‌
star6.2
calendar 1983

A Mother's Prayer

A Mother's Prayer‌
star8.5
calendar 1995

Norma Rae

Norma Rae‌
star7.1
calendar 1979

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

The Gathering, Part II

The Gathering, Part II‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Protocol

Protocol‌
star5.5
calendar 1984

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land‌
star4.9
calendar 1983

The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon‌
star7.4
calendar 1991

King Crab

King Crab‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star‌
star4.5
calendar 1986

Silent Cries

Silent Cries‌
star1.0
calendar 1993

The Gathering

The Gathering‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

Bittersweet Love

Bittersweet Love‌
star3.7
calendar 1976

Eleanor, First Lady of the World

Eleanor, First Lady of the World‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Dark Side of Innocence

The Dark Side of Innocence‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Remember

Remember‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Last Time Out

Last Time Out‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

My Apocalypse

My Apocalypse‌
star4.8
calendar 2008

Lies

Lies‌
star5.2
calendar 1983

The Baron

The Baron‌
star4.7
calendar 1977

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child‌
star9.0
calendar 1982

One on One

One on One‌
star5.7
calendar 1977

Ski Lift to Death

Ski Lift to Death‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice‌
star9.0
calendar 1982

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case‌
star6.8
calendar 1980

The President's Mistress

The President's Mistress‌
star6.7
calendar 1978

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman‌
star6.5
calendar 1994

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

My Father's House

My Father's House‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Spies

Spies‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Letters from Frank

Letters from Frank‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Alice

Alice‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

Family Ties

Family Ties‌
star7.3
calendar 1982

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick‌
star6.4
calendar 1983

Seinfeld

Seinfeld‌
star8.3
calendar 1989

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H‌
star7.9
calendar 1972

The Rookies

The Rookies‌
star6.9
calendar 1972

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire‌
star6.6
calendar 1985

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.‌
star6.3
calendar 1979

Fame

Fame‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Providence

Providence‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

The Pretender

The Pretender‌
star7.4
calendar 1996

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show‌
star7.4
calendar 1972

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven‌
star7.4
calendar 1984

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues‌
star7.6
calendar 1981

Kojak

Kojak‌
star6.9
calendar 1973

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman‌
star7.6
calendar 1993

Melrose Place

Melrose Place‌
star5.8
calendar 1992

First Monday

First Monday‌
star6.0
calendar 2002

Darkroom

Darkroom‌
star7.5
calendar 1981

Dallas

Dallas‌
star6.7
calendar 1978

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

The Insiders

The Insiders‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Harry O

Harry O‌
star4.6
calendar 1974

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

What a Country!

What a Country!‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

HeartBeat

HeartBeat‌
star3.0
calendar 1988

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show‌
star7.5
calendar 1970

Walking Tall

Walking Tall‌
star5.7
calendar 1981

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Night Court

Night Court‌
star7.3
calendar 1984

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown‌
star6.5
calendar 1988

The Burden of Proof

The Burden of Proof‌
star3.8
calendar 1992

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine‌
star7.9
calendar 1993

Civil Wars

Civil Wars‌
star2.0
calendar 1991

JAG

JAG‌
star7.3
calendar 1995

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones‌
star6.9
calendar 1973