Gail Strickland

Gail Strickland (born May 18, 1945) is a retired American actress who had supporting roles in such films as, Bound for Glory (1976), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), Norma Rae (1979), and Protocol (1984), and appeared regularly on various network television shows.

Early years Born in Birmingham, Alabama,

Strickland graduated from Brooke Hill School in Birmingham. She went to Florida State University,

Following college, Strickland was a governess in Spain for two months, and then worked as a waitress in Cape Cod. After that she moved to New York, working as a receptionist for an advertising agency while she studied improvisational acting. That was followed by her attendance at Sanford Meisner Drama School. During those times she did some acting in commercials and soap operas.

She was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia in the early 1990s. The condition affects her speech; she continued working for 15 years before it became too debilitating for her to deliver her lines, resulting in her retirement from acting.

Filmography

Film

Television