Gail Strickland
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 escap...
Known For
Filmography
My Apocalypse
2008
as Victoria Eastman
First Monday
2002
as Deborah Szwark
Providence
1999
as Evelyn Lombard
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
as Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney
The Pretender
1996
as Grace Carter-Welman
Profiler
1996
as Nurse Melinda Moscone
The American President
1995
as Esther MacInerney
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as The Mrs.
A Mother's Prayer
1995
as Ruth
JAG
1995
as Bartlett
Last Time Out
1994
as Becky Davis
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Pam
Chicago Hope
1994
as Shirley Fleming
ER
1994
as Renee Spielman
Three of Hearts
1993
as Yvonne
Silent Cries
1993
as Roberta Hampton
Remember
1993
as Amanda
Spies
1993
as Mrs. Mills
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Dr. Janet Monroe
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Olive Davis
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Alixus
Melrose Place
1992
as Katherine Andrews
The Burden of Proof
1992
as Fiona Cawley
The Man in the Moon
1991
as Marie Foster
Civil Wars
1991
as Lisa Wharton
Law & Order
1990
as Ellen Gorham
Seinfeld
1989
as Jocelyn Landis
HeartBeat
1988
as Marilyn McGrath
Murphy Brown
1988
as Support Group Counselor
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
What a Country!
1986
as Principal Joan Courtney
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Insiders
1985
Oxford Blues
1984
as Las Vegas Lady
Protocol
1984
as Mrs. St. John
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Kate Hollander
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Billie Hardwood
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Edith Peabody
Night Court
1984
as Sheila Gardiner
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Helen Rhodes
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983
as Nancy Gilliam
Lies
1983
as Jessica Brenner
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Agatha 'Aggy' Wainwright
Amy and the Angel
1982
as Mrs. Watson
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
as Anna Roosevelt
My Body, My Child
1982
as Adele
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Abbie
The Six of Us
1982
Family Ties
1982
as Dorothy Canell
Fame
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Mary Coggins
Hill Street Blues
1981
Walking Tall
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Gail Kennedy
Darkroom
1981
as Helen
King Crab
1980
as Vicky
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
1980
as Jean Christensen
Norma Rae
1979
as Bonnie Mae
The Gathering, Part II
1979
as Peggy
Letters from Frank
1979
as Marlene
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Dorothy
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
as Charmian
Ski Lift to Death
1978
as Vicki Gordon
The President's Mistress
1978
as Gwen Bowers
Dallas
1978
as Veronica Robinson
The Gathering
1977
as Peggy
The Baron
1977
as Samantha - Wasp Lady
One on One
1977
as B.J. Rudolph
Bound for Glory
1976
as Pauline
Bittersweet Love
1976
as Roz
The Dark Side of Innocence
1976
as Heather
Alice
1976
The Drowning Pool
1975
as Mavis
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975
as Gail Stevens
My Father's House
1975
as Paula
Harry O
1974
as Laura Mayo
Kojak
1973
as Monica
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Susan Taylor
M*A*S*H
1972
as Capt. Helen Whitfield
The Rookies
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Courtney Simpson
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Sister Ann Hutchins
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Elena Lewis
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Forbes