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Gail Strickland is an American actress who had prominent supporting roles in such films as The Drowning Pool (1975), Bound for Glory (1976), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), Norma Rae (1979), and Protocol (1984), and appeared regularly on various network television shows.
Gail Strickland as Katherine Andrews (seasons 2, 5, 7), Jane and Sydney's mother; Monte Markham and Dorothy Fielding as John Parker and Mrs. Parker (seasons 2–3), Alison's parents; Linda Gray as Hillary Michaels (season 2), Amanda's mother, from Models Inc. Jeff Kaake as Chas Russell (season 2), Hillary's lover
Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton [4] [5] – which was told in the 1975 book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by reporter Henry P. Leifermann of The New York Times [6] – and stars Sally Field in the title role.
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (also known as Starflight One or Airport 85 [1] [Note 1]) is a 1983 television film (for the ABC Sunday Night Movie) directed by Jerry Jameson and starring Lee Majors, Hal Linden, Lauren Hutton, Ray Milland, Gail Strickland, George DiCenzo, Tess Harper, and Terry Kiser.
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The film stars David Carradine as folk singer Woody Guthrie, with Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland, John Lehne, Ji-Tu Cumbuka and Randy Quaid. [3] Much of the film is based on Guthrie's attempt to humanize the desperate Okie Dust Bowl refugees in California during the Great Depression.
The Six of Us is a 1982 television film directed by Edward Parone and starring Gail Strickland and Marco St. John. It eventually served as a pilot film for the short-lived television series The Family Tree. The 1983 series was recast (except for the deaf actor Jonathan Hall Kovacs), and some characters' names were changed.
Gail Bean doesn’t consider herself a Method actress. But the way she gets into character on FX’s Snowfall (Wednesdays, 10/9c), is nothing short of methodical. Her character Wanda is dirty and ...