Gail Strickland
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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 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.
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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 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.
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Known for
![My Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/idIrdRjEuFeol2rfZf7hVcOe2mz.jpg)
My Apocalypse
![First Monday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sfPFFNlLPvn24nfWHjmy0YwlOqT.jpg)
First Monday
![Providence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/720tV0QbG7s4EKxfcBRXMURPgBA.jpg)
Providence
![The Pretender](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/76q5tPOPQkQYIuZu2SG6viZcp2b.jpg)
The Pretender
![The American President](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yObOAYFIHXHkFPQ3jhgkN2ezaD.jpg)
The American President
![How to Make an American Quilt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vwYRaERccwXWCYrTzeWRZRarJOo.jpg)
How to Make an American Quilt
![JAG](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zPyHpkJZ5O08lbgrQQIROXtb3xz.jpg)
JAG
![A Mother's Prayer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b2ZPAjTZONt4wJHPbv4dQDBpzLk.jpg)
A Mother's Prayer
![ER](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
![Chicago Hope](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x8ic33t4NurJul1oXmvKwKtWH28.jpg)
Chicago Hope
![When a Man Loves a Woman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cA1uMNX3sdWAWfMZbsgm1VIJYSY.jpg)
When a Man Loves a Woman
![Remember](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r6CJz79VCpLS1cmw629DS47yjbT.jpg)
Remember
![Three of Hearts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vW4BGdQ1yXyzD9vr8OZrb2S17FE.jpg)
Three of Hearts
![Walker, Texas Ranger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lldKpGEOlHJXMkb1pi7s7xCExmX.jpg)
Walker, Texas Ranger
![Silent Cries](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4FlGXUVLUoR0zi5sp9IwQOGm05.jpg)
Silent Cries
![Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/37gPCTyiQOLa9vJeKrpX4HqRq6P.jpg)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
![Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rF32uo83bzezkEUQ8VGarbCJi32.jpg)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
![Melrose Place](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kIc03DwT3DPd48lKlbpyPxx3O1S.jpg)
Melrose Place
![The Burden of Proof](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/O8eUyPjwUuTTtAJa7m2ndms4ki.jpg)
The Burden of Proof
![Civil Wars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d32jeYiwPf6mKVSF2ni4ml0IjT8.jpg)
Civil Wars
![The Man in the Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/57r0TXlqV5GIn4h0Htgh81OZou9.jpg)
The Man in the Moon
![Law & Order](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![Seinfeld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aCw8ONfyz3AhngVQa1E2Ss4KSUQ.jpg)
Seinfeld
![Murphy Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o3y2BwrzJQPojl0ZaqNq8O9VDFq.jpg)
Murphy Brown
![HeartBeat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/od90qDZ79oOCgQji9CqyWoNGhFO.jpg)
HeartBeat
![Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x8j10hsdfM5bFzI50IiSh2StLMO.jpg)
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
![What a Country!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yP2j8YCPyKdHKwVLstMZOgH22VU.jpg)
What a Country!
![The Insiders](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zac6AEHnmWO1BDQaVLJOQLi3RZv.jpg)
The Insiders
![Spenser: For Hire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8n4O7Reyk5es5iyzQk7zfNvuMJ9.jpg)
Spenser: For Hire
![Protocol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7iCRH6gcLhYCQBpiJisKNKuTqwE.jpg)
Protocol
![Murder, She Wrote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3UxBFG4fiuZ0P9n2sCrjXh64Avy.jpg)
Murder, She Wrote
![Highway to Heaven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yH8VQmB3cv7hipzwjtxy48PLvl4.jpg)
Highway to Heaven
![Oxford Blues](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oRMVwWuQEbHm74aN2cr2G9o0o2U.jpg)
Oxford Blues
![Night Court](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bpEVtr4NCkbmTdponemKSjt9POc.jpg)
Night Court
![Uncommon Valor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9wx6F98Rl1YNyR66WO1XnFvvh4A.jpg)
Uncommon Valor
![Hardcastle and McCormick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d3ZWBPAlcmYwvA183aI5z1mosv7.jpg)
Hardcastle and McCormick
![Lies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kdoJymP0zbV6nljI36fkTRdKKfB.jpg)
Lies
![Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/24wBAt0OAbFukArnE8SLKp0JYP3.jpg)
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
![Family Ties](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vxERANdozlMKgl7VqGxbAvZ6u1O.jpg)
Family Ties
![My Body, My Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1120aEpxjJx8mr0zXHeQISvy8nD.jpg)
My Body, My Child
![Cagney & Lacey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bAdrchPABFuHK44G3dKXXRIIRiH.jpg)
Cagney & Lacey
![Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wed91CGCdmtBLbo82o0cF2QNRUw.jpg)
Fame
![Darkroom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8vEULEGm1MetTXWr2ACYenMcYW8.jpg)
Darkroom
![Walking Tall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hq6C6FhsuoPzOwy44HCaEPtPQwA.jpg)
Walking Tall
![Hill Street Blues](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mMfqHsOeI0yLwifmfCRGTaItvTS.jpg)
Hill Street Blues
![A Matter of Life and Death](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b2yuU7cHGFCKtLyITmhHjIXQZgK.jpg)
A Matter of Life and Death
![Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cYQ7jAJK8xc9ajZY9QbhXBRr6oZ.jpg)
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
![King Crab](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uqpkXzz5F3IsUZVqwyjheFs5kcT.jpg)
King Crab
![The Gathering, Part II](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A8YmFv1b8Y30sqwH54LCEPY1T2B.jpg)
The Gathering, Part II
![Letters from Frank](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3HwgNYcwI4ndZ3AEqPSSUpyrSnu.jpg)
Letters from Frank
![Trapper John, M.D.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rUqIscf4OwAs061JVDh3wdNRye9.jpg)
Trapper John, M.D.
![Norma Rae](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6au7WBVYoKhV1jORyFSIRszb46S.jpg)
Norma Rae
![Who'll Stop the Rain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnJepCsvb2adCmEmCSDBqhTV2Wy.jpg)
Who'll Stop the Rain
![Dallas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w8Frf2mO0DUVHmSRJWJWldntKCt.jpg)
Dallas
![Ski Lift to Death](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/awGigjShsyhXBkpCbPPjSxRnHfO.jpg)
Ski Lift to Death
![The President's Mistress](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yZ4mqYcooHuDrmHiYTJiVB4tK7N.jpg)
The President's Mistress
![A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uG9jAnxGhB4tat5AkvZXrUGLIEW.jpg)
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
![The Gathering](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/soOvInzcIH6naW218jqAw15MxAu.jpg)
The Gathering
![One on One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xCK4RkUpjt1aKivID3G8eWHnyFc.jpg)
One on One
![The Baron](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/djbRg0hMRk16YRS09wU6vbPlXWf.jpg)
The Baron
![Bound for Glory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wMSR2CSPruCPkZDEQ5xjv5xqc05.jpg)
Bound for Glory
![Bittersweet Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4xhuZFEvAJCmfnaRHLHAbwo6vXR.jpg)
Bittersweet Love
![Alice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iEEtQs1mPz3kvvaEFR7HVnME9Or.jpg)
Alice
![The Dark Side of Innocence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hN9ugYZyGdihqFPsrvxZgPCKmO3.jpg)
The Dark Side of Innocence
![The Drowning Pool](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pOV256yJv56997QZJEdYdCTiL8B.jpg)
The Drowning Pool
![Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7Pp8v6KMlt6XWMgRgvdiG48hNMw.jpg)
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
![My Father's House](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qvATCnpiYc47FFx5X7YCwlSDflZ.jpg)
My Father's House
![Harry O](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xqZ2gDR9NOXsPkD9hPB1j8ywsxY.jpg)
Harry O
![Kojak](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7F1eH97Bpi8zQbc172drbJCsOsG.jpg)
Kojak
![Police Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wfhiGakYfjk8XeDKRpya9P4tNu9.jpg)
Police Story
![M*A*S*H](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6rhuM3oMoEWKxAdrm7IyM8oq8cC.jpg)
M*A*S*H
![The Bob Newhart Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cPI10fZ2c896h5pAc1oP6TrOW0G.jpg)
The Bob Newhart Show
![The Rookies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Aprq6E5NO2GiBwKwjFop7kOGiO1.jpg)
The Rookies
![The Mary Tyler Moore Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nFsgsmK7isjtdEVTL35mJEQZHuO.jpg)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
![Hawaii Five-O](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6jwEtk9UgHoQCVrqHuRmbgSvwMS.jpg)
Hawaii Five-O