Gail Strickland
Acting
Born May 18, 1945 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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. Strickland appeared on the U.S. Navy series JAG first season episode "War Crimes". She played Am…
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order
ER
Seinfeld
Dallas
JAG
Chicago Hope
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Melrose Place
Murder, She Wrote
Hawaii Five-O
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Night Court
Trapper John, M.D.
Alice
Murphy Brown
Hill Street Blues
M*A*S*H
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Family Ties
Cagney & Lacey
Walker, Texas Ranger
Highway to Heaven
Profiler
Barnaby Jones
Kojak
The Bob Newhart Show
Providence
The Pretender
Fame
The Rookies
Hardcastle and McCormick
Police Story
Harry O
Spenser: For Hire
Civil Wars
Darkroom
First Monday
HeartBeat
The Man in the Moon
When a Man Loves a Woman