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Gail Strickland
ActorBorn May 18, 1945 (80 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2008 | My Apocalypse · as Victoria Eastman |
| 2002 | First Monday (TV Series) · as Justice Deborah Szwark |
| 1999 | Providence (TV Series) · as Evelyn Lombard |
| 1998 | Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story · as Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney |
| 1997 | Michael Hayes (TV Series) · as Rose |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as Nurse Melinda Moscone |
| 1996 | The Pretender (US) (TV Series) · as Grace Carter-Welman |
| 1995 | The American President · as Esther Macinerney |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt · as The Mrs. |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Bartlett |
| 1995 | A Mother's Prayer · as Ruth |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Renee Spielman |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1994 | When a Man Loves a Woman · as Pam |
| 1994 | Last Time Out · as Becky Davis |
| 1993 | Remember · as Amanda |
| 1993 | Three of Hearts · as Yvonne |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Dr. Janet Monroe |
| 1993 | Silent Cries · as Roberta Hampton |
| 1993 | Spies · as Mrs. Mills |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) · as Alixus |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) · as Olive Davis |
| 1992 | Melrose Place (TV Series) · as Katherine Andrews |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proof (TV Series) · as Fiona Cawley |
| 1991 | Civil Wars (TV Series) · as Lisa Wharton |
| 1991 | The Man in the Moon · as Marie Foster |
| 1990 | W.I.O.U. (TV Series) · as Beatrice Hudson |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Ellen Gorham |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Jocelyn Landis |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Support Group Counselor |
| 1988 | HeartBeat (TV Series) · as Marilyn Mcgrath |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | What a Country (TV Series) · as Principal Joan Courtney |
| 1985 | The Insiders (TV Series) |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Protocol · as Mrs. St. John |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Kate Hollander |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Oxford Blues · as Las Vegas Lady |
| 1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Kay Webb |
| 1984 | Night Court (TV Series) · as Sheila Gardiner |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor · as Helen Rhodes |
| 1983 | Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV Series) · as Dr. Robards |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Agatha 'aggy' Wainwright |
| 1983 | Lottery! (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Lies · as Jessica Brenner |
| 1983 | Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land · as Nancy Gilliam |
| 1982 | Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice · as Abbie |
| 1982 | Family Ties (TV Series) · as Dorothy Canell |
| 1982 | Eleanor, First Lady of the World · as Anna Roosevelt |
| 1982 | My Body, My Child · as Adele |
| 1982 | 9 to 5 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1982 | Fame (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Darkroom (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Walking Tall (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Gail Kennedy |
| 1981 | A Matter of Life and Death · as Mary Coggins |
| 1980 | Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case · as Jean Christensen |
| 1979 | The Gathering, Part II · as Peggy |
| 1979 | Letters from Frank · as Marlene |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Norma Rae · as Bonnie Mae |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain · as Charmian |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Veronica Robinson |
| 1978 | Ski Lift to Death · as Vicki Gordon |
| 1978 | The President's Mistress · as Gwen Bowers |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story · as Dorothy |
| 1977 | The Gathering · as Peggy |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Liz Harrison |
| 1977 | One on One · as B.j. Rudolph |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory · as Pauline |
| 1976 | Bittersweet Love · as Roz |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Drowning Pool · as Mavis |
| 1975 | My Father's House · as Paula |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Gail Stevens |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Monica |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Harry O (TV Series) · as Laura Mayo |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Susan Taylor |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Mrs. Watson |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Capt. Helen Whitfield |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) · as Courtney Simpson |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Sister Ann Hutchins |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Elena Lewis |
| 1966 | Dark Shadows (TV Series) · as Dorcas Trilling |