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Gail Strickland (born May 18, 1947) is an American actress. ==Life and career== Strickland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Theodosia and Lynn Strickland, who owned a tire shop.〔(Gail Strickland Biography (1947?-) )〕 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". Gail played a struggling rancher's daughter in the 1987 "Highway to Heaven" episode "A Dream of Wild Horses," alongside legendary actor, Richard Farnsworth. 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 movie ''The American President''. Strickland was a cast member in the brief run of the 2002 CBS television series ''First Monday'', playing a Supreme Court justice. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gail Strickland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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