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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.
As actor
My Apocalypse
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
The American President
How to Make an American Quilt
A Mother's Prayer
Last Time Out
When a Man Loves a Woman
Three of Hearts
Silent Cries
Remember
Spies
The Man in the Moon
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Oxford Blues
Protocol
Uncommon Valor
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Lies
Amy and the Angel
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
My Body, My Child
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
The Six of Us
A Matter of Life and Death
King Crab
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Norma Rae
The Gathering, Part II
Letters from Frank
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story