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