Gail Strickland

Personal Info

Birthday

May 18, 1945

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Gail Strickland

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Seinfeld

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Dallas

JAG

Murder, She Wrote

M*A*S*H

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Filmography

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