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Known for her roles (https://alabamayesterdays.blogspot.com/2020/07/whatever-happened-to-actress-gail.html) in The Drowning Pool with Paul Newman, Norma Rae with Sally Field, and a classic Seinfeld (https://seinfeld.fandom.com/wiki/Gail_Strickland#:~:text=Gail%20Strickland%20is%20an%20American,American%20President%2C%20among%20many%20others.) episode, Strickland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Strickland) disappeared from the public.

Now we know why (https://idolfeatures.com/2018/11/the-original-public-defender-on-night-court.html). She retired (https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepSpaceNine/comments/vngwe6/more_annoying_than_kai_winn/) from acting because she suffers (https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/provincetown-banner/2015/08/16/provincetown-tales-come-to-life/33673310007/) from spasmodic dysphonia (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/spasmodic-dysphonia) - a neurologic disorder that affects (https://qa.answers.com/entertainment/Why_does_actress_gail_strickland_talk_in_halting_tones) the voice and speech.

Rare video where she comes back into the spotlight to talk about living this disability:
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