1947-05-18 Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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.
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My Apocalypse | Victoria Eastman | 2008-03-21 |
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Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story | Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney | 1998-10-12 |
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The American President | Esther MacInerney | 1995-11-17 |
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How to Make an American Quilt | The Mrs. | 1995-10-06 |
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A Mother's Prayer | Ruth | 1995-05-25 |
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Last Time Out | Becky Davis | 1994-01-01 |
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When a Man Loves a Woman | Pam | 1994-04-29 |
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Three of Hearts | Yvonne | 1993-04-30 |
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Remember | Amanda | 1993-10-24 |
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Spies | Mrs. Mills | 1993-03-07 |
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Silent Cries | Roberta Hampton | 1993-03-08 |
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The Man in the Moon | Marie Foster | 1991-09-30 |
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Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star | 1986-12-01 | |
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Oxford Blues | Las Vegas Lady | 1984-08-24 |
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Protocol | Mrs. St. John | 1984-12-21 |
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Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land | Nancy Gilliam | 1983-02-27 |
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Lies | Jessica Brenner | 1983-06-01 |
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Uncommon Valor | Helen Rhodes | 1983-12-16 |
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Amy and The Angel | Mrs. Watson | 1982-09-22 |
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Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice | Abbie | 1982-09-29 |
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My Body, My Child | Adele | 1982-04-11 |
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Eleanor, First Lady of the World | Anna Roosevelt | 1982-05-12 |
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A Matter of Life and Death | Mary Coggins | 1981-01-13 |
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King Crab | Vicky | 1980-06-15 |
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Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | Jean Christensen | 1980-10-30 |
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Norma Rae | Bonnie Mae | 1979-03-02 |
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Letters from Frank | Marlene | 1979-11-22 |
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The Gathering, Part II | Peggy | 1979-12-17 |
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The President's Mistress | Gwen Bowers | 1978-02-10 |
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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Dorothy | 1978-01-15 |
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Ski Lift to Death | Vicki Gordon | 1978-03-03 |
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Who'll Stop the Rain | Charmian | 1978-08-02 |
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The Baron | Samantha - Wasp Lady | 1977-01-01 |
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The Gathering | Peggy | 1977-12-04 |
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One on One | B.J. Rudolph | 1977-06-28 |
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Bound for Glory | Pauline | 1976-12-05 |
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Bittersweet Love | Roz | 1976-10-01 |
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The Dark Side of Innocence | Heather | 1976-05-20 |
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My Father's House | Paula | 1975-01-01 |
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The Drowning Pool | Mavis | 1975-07-18 |
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Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects | Gail Stevens | 1975-03-23 |
