Gail Strickland

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name = Gail Strickland


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birthdate = May 18, 1947
birthplace = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1966 - present
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Gail Strickland (born 18 May 1947) is an American character actress.

Strickland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Theodosia and Lynn Strickland, who owned a tire shop. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/Gail-Strickland.html Gail Strickland Biography (1947?-) ] ] She appeared in the pilot episode of "Night Court" as the public defender. She guest starred in the "" episode "Paradise" as the character Alixus. 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.

Filmography

*"Quality Time" (2008)
*"First Monday" (2002) (TV series)
*"The American President" (1995)
*"How to Make an American Quilt" (1995)
*"When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994)
*"Three of Hearts" (1993)
*"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993) (TV series)
*"The Insiders" (1985) (TV series)
*"Protocol (1984)
*"Oxford Blues" (1984)
*"Uncommon Valor" (1983)
*"" (1983) (TV)
*"M*A*S*H": "Bottoms Up" (Season 9) (1981) (TV Series)
*"Norma Rae" (1979)
*"One on One" (1977)
*"The Bob Newhart Show" (1976)(TV Series)
*"Bound for Glory" (1976)
*"The Drowning Pool" (1975)
*"The Bob Newhart Show" (1974)(TV Series)
*"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1973) (TV Series)
*"Dark Shadows" (1966) (TV series) (1969)

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