Gail Strickland
Born
May 18, 1945 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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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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My Apocalypse
Victoria Eastman
2008
First Monday
Justice Deborah Szwark · (13 episodes)
2002
Providence
Evelyn Lombard · (1 episode)
1999
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney
1998
The Pretender
Grace Carter-Welman · (1 episode)
1996
The American President
Esther MacInerney
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
The Mrs.
1995
JAG
Bartlett · (1 episode)
1995
A Mother's Prayer
Ruth
1995
ER
Renee Spielman · (1 episode)
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
Pam
1994
Last Time Out
Becky Davis
1994
Remember
Amanda
1993
Three of Hearts
Yvonne
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Dr. Janet Monroe · (1 episode)
1993
Silent Cries
Roberta Hampton
1993
Spies
Mrs. Mills
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Alixus · (1 episode)
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Olive Davis · (11 episodes)
1993
Melrose Place
Katherine Andrews · (6 episodes)
1992
The Burden of Proof
Fiona Cawley · (2 episodes)
1992
Civil Wars
Lisa Wharton · (1 episode)
1991
The Man in the Moon
Marie Foster
1991
Law & Order
Ellen Gorham · (1 episode)
1990
Seinfeld
Jocelyn Landis · (2 episodes)
1989
Murphy Brown
Support Group Counselor · (1 episode)
1988
HeartBeat
Marilyn McGrath · (18 episodes)
1988
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
What a Country!
Principal Joan Courtney · (24 episodes)
1986
The Insiders
(13 episodes)
1985
Spenser: For Hire
(1 episode)
1985
Protocol
Mrs. St. John
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Kate Hollander · (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Edith Peabody · (1 episode)
1984
Highway to Heaven
(1 episode)
1984
Oxford Blues
Las Vegas Lady
1984
Night Court
Sheila Gardiner · (1 episode)
1984
Uncommon Valor
Helen Rhodes
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Agatha 'Aggy' Wainwright · (1 episode)
1983
Lies
Jessica Brenner
1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Nancy Gilliam
1983
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Abbie
1982
Amy and the Angel
Mrs. Watson
1982
Family Ties
Dorothy Canell · (1 episode)
1982
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Anna Roosevelt
1982
My Body, My Child
Adele
1982
Cagney & Lacey
(3 episodes)
1982
Fame
(1 episode)
1982
Darkroom
(1 episode)
1981
Walking Tall
(1 episode)
1981
Hill Street Blues
(1 episode)
1981
Hill Street Blues
Gail Kennedy · (1 episode)
1981
A Matter of Life and Death
Mary Coggins
1981
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Jean Christensen
1980
King Crab
Vicky
1980
The Gathering, Part II
Peggy
1979
Letters from Frank
Marlene
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
(1 episode)
1979
Norma Rae
Bonnie Mae
1979
Who'll Stop the Rain
Charmian
1978
Dallas
Veronica Robinson · (3 episodes)
1978
Ski Lift to Death
Vicki Gordon
1978
The President's Mistress
Gwen Bowers
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Dorothy
1978
The Gathering
Peggy
1977
One on One
B.J. Rudolph
1977
The Baron
Samantha - Wasp Lady
1977
Bound for Glory
Pauline
1976
Bittersweet Love
Roz
1976
Alice
(1 episode)
1976
The Dark Side of Innocence
Heather
1976
The Drowning Pool
Mavis
1975
My Father's House
Paula
1975
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Gail Stevens
1975
Harry O
Laura Mayo · (1 episode)
1974
Kojak
Monica · (1 episode)
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
1973
Barnaby Jones
Susan Taylor · (1 episode)
1973
M*A*S*H
Capt. Helen Whitfield · (1 episode)
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
Courtney Simpson · (1 episode)
1972
The Rookies
(1 episode)
1972
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Sister Ann Hutchins · (1 episode)
1970
Hawaii Five-O
Elena Lewis · (1 episode)
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Forbes · (1 episode)
1968