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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 Ambassador Bartlett, the U.S. ambassador to Peru. She appeared in the pilot episode of the…
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1995A Mother's PrayerRuthMovie
1994When a Man Loves a WomanPamMovie
1994Last Time OutBecky DavisMovie
1993RememberAmandaMovie
1993Three of HeartsYvonneMovie
1993Silent CriesRoberta HamptonMovie
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1984Oxford BluesLas Vegas LadyMovie
1983Uncommon ValorHelen RhodesMovie
1983LiesJessica BrennerMovie
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1976Bound for GloryPaulineMovie
1976Bittersweet LoveRozMovie
1976The Dark Side of InnocenceHeatherMovie
1975The Drowning PoolMavis KilbourneMovie
1975My Father's HousePaulaMovie
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