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Katherine Dee "KaDee" Strickland (born December 14, 1975)〔Altamura, Mike. ("Enchanting Southerner with Passion to Burn" ). EZ Entertainment. October 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2005.〕 is an American actress known for her role as Charlotte King on the ABC drama ''Private Practice''. Well known in her hometown of Patterson, Georgia, when she was a child, she began acting during high school. Strickland studied the profession in Philadelphia and New York City, where she obtained mostly small roles in film, television and theater projects, among them ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999). Her participation in the 2003 Hollywood films ''Anything Else'' and ''Something's Gotta Give'' led to her receiving significant parts in the horror pictures ''Anacondas'' and ''The Grudge'' (both 2004). In the period they were released, Strickland was referred to as "the pride of Patterson"〔 and the horror fandom's "newest scream queen",〔 though her performances in both films received mixed critical reviews. In 2005, Strickland garnered positive critical comment for the romantic comedy ''Fever Pitch'', and in 2007, she was a cast regular in the television show ''The Wedding Bells'' and subsequently was added to the cast of ''Private Practice''. Strickland has spoken against the emphasis placed on beauty in the Los Angeles acting community, in which she says her Southern U.S. background has helped to distinguish herself from other blonde-haired actors.〔〔 She has spoken of an affinity for her strong female characters〔〔〔〔 and a desire to avoid sexualizing or sensationalizing her self-presentation as a woman.〔 She also has worked closely with the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) after participating in a storyline in which her Private Practice character Charlotte King was raped. ==Early life and education== Strickland was born in Blackshear, Georgia to Susan Strickland, a nurse, and Dee Strickland, a high school football coach, principal and superintendent.〔 KaDee's birthname is Katherine Dee; her parents combined the ''K'' in Katherine with her father's name to make ''KaDee''.〔 She was raised in Patterson, Georgia, which she said is a "one-stoplight town",〔 and she had a job picking tobacco on a local farm for eight years. When she was a child, Strickland watched the Woody Allen film ''Annie Hall'' (1975) and was, as she put it, "wanting to be in that place, and being completely taken with the energy of those people. I wanted to be in it".〔 During her childhood, she was well known locally as a member of the Strickland family and for her extracurricular activities and achievements (she was the Homecoming Queen in elementary, middle and high school, the student council president and a cheerleader).〔 She never considered a career in the performing arts until her participation in a one-act play performed by students of her high school: "() the minute I set foot on stage, that was it. Destiny took over. There were no other options. I felt like I fit my skin, I knew what I was here to do", Strickland said.〔 After graduating from high school, Strickland wanted to study drama at college in New York City, but her parents did not want her to live in such a large city so soon.〔 Consequently, she applied instead to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. During her studies there, she joined the Screen Actors Guild and considered using her given name, Katherine, as the first part of her stage name, before deciding she was "much too tomboy" for it.〔 Strickland took a part-time waitressing job at a local restaurant and interned at a casting agency, where one of her tasks was to read lines at auditions for small roles in local film and television projects; the job landed Strickland her first film role. After graduating from university with a Fine Arts degree,〔("Movie: ''The Grudge''" ). 101.5 ''The Point''. Retrieved August 20, 2005.〕 she was schooled in New York City,〔Head, Steve. ("Interview: KaDee Strickland" ). IGN FilmForce. September 20, 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2005.〕 and in late 2003, she moved to Los Angeles, California.〔 In 2006, Strickland received the University of the Arts's Silver Star Alumni Award.〔 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「KaDee Strickland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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