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Gail Strickland

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Gail Strickland in Bound for Glory (1976)
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Gail Strickland attended acting courses at Florida State University, then studied with Sanford Meisner. She made her debut on television in the series 'As the World Turns' and she landed her first theatrical role (as the schoolteacher who has all the answers) in Donald Driver's 'Status Quo Vadis' (1971-1972). Going out to California, she appeared as guest star in the series "Barnaby Jones", 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Police Story' and in other productions, before signing as Maureen Stapleton's partner in the television picture, 'The Gathering', and playing opposite Beau Bridges in 'The President's Mistress' Her first theatrical movie was 'The Drowning Pool', starring Paul Newman.
BornMay 18, 1945
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    Known for

    Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President (1995)
    The American President
    6.8
    • Esther MacInerney
    • 1995
    Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
    Dark Shadows
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Dorcas Trilling
    Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Alixus
    Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
    Who'll Stop the Rain
    6.6
    • Charmian
    • 1978

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    Actress



    • My Apocalypse (2008)
      My Apocalypse
      3.8
      • Victoria Eastman
      • 2008
    • First Monday (2002)
      First Monday
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Justice Deborah Szwark
      • 2002
    • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
      ER
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Dr. Renee Spielman
      • 1999
    • Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)
      Providence
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Evelyn Lombard
      • 1999
    • Chicago Hope (1994)
      Chicago Hope
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Shirley Fleming
      • 1999
    • Melrose Place (1992)
      Melrose Place
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Katherine Andrews
      • 1994–1998
    • Ann-Margret in Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)
      Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney
      • 1998
    • David Caruso, Hillary Danner, Peter Outerbridge, Rebecca Rigg, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson in Michael Hayes (1997)
      Michael Hayes
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Rose
      • 1998
    • Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)
      Profiler
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Nurse Melinda Moscone
      • 1998
    • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
      Murphy Brown
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Support Group Counselor
      • 1998
    • Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in The Pretender (1996)
      The Pretender
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Grace Carter-Welman
      • 1997
    • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
      Walker, Texas Ranger
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Dr. Janet Monroe
      • 1997
    • Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)
      JAG
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Ambassador Bartlett
      • 1995
    • Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President (1995)
      The American President
      6.8
      • Esther MacInerney
      • 1995
    • Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Alfre Woodard, and Kate Nelligan in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
      How to Make an American Quilt
      6.3
      • The Mrs.
      • 1995

    Soundtrack



    • My Apocalypse (2008)
      My Apocalypse
      3.8
      • performer: "Everybody Be Gay"
      • 2008
    • Sisters
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Some Things Never Change"
      • 1986

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    The American President
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    The American President

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • May 18, 1945
      • Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    • Spouse
      • Neil Baker1990 - present (1 child)
    • Parents
        Lyn Strickland
    • Other works
      Was a lead player in the frequently revived comedy "Status Quo Vadis" at Chicago's Ivanhoe Theatre in the Seventies.

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      Portrayed the first openly lesbian character on a network series, which was Heartbeat (1988).

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