Gail Strickland
Acting
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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…
Filmography
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My Apocalypse
2008
First Monday
2002
Providence
1999
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
Profiler
1996
The Pretender
1996
The American President
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
JAG
1995
A Mother's Prayer
1995
ER
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
Last Time Out
1994
Remember
1993
Three of Hearts
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Silent Cries
1993
Spies
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Melrose Place
1992
The Burden of Proof
1992
Civil Wars
1991
The Man in the Moon
1991
Law & Order
1990
Seinfeld
1989
Murphy Brown
1988
HeartBeat
1988
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
What a Country!
1986
The Insiders
1985
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Protocol
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Oxford Blues
1984
Night Court
1984
Uncommon Valor
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Lies
1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
Amy and the Angel
1982
Family Ties
1982
The Six of Us
The Six of Us
1982
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
My Body, My Child
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Fame
1982
Darkroom
1981
Walking Tall
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
1980
King Crab
1980
The Gathering, Part II
1979
Letters from Frank
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Norma Rae
1979
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
Dallas
1978
Ski Lift to Death
1978
The President's Mistress
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
The Gathering
1977
One on One
1977
The Baron
1977
Bound for Glory
1976
Bittersweet Love
1976
Alice
1976
The Dark Side of Innocence
1976
The Drowning Pool
1975
My Father's House
1975
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975
Harry O
1974
Kojak
1973
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
M*A*S*H
1972