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Amzie Ellen Strickland (January 10, 1919 – July 5, 2006) was an American character actress who began in radio, made some 650 television appearances, had roles in two dozen films, appeared in numerous television movies, and also worked in TV commercials.
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Amzie Strickland | |
|---|---|
 Strickland in 1955 | |
| Born | January 10, 1919 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2006 (aged 87) Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937–2001 |
| Spouse |
Frank Behrens
(m. 1946; died 1986) |
| Children | 1 |
Strickland began as a radio actress during the old-time radio era, and her various radio roles included those shown in the table below.
| Program | Role |
|---|---|
| Call the Police | Libby[1] |
| The Fat Man | Cathy Evans |
| Our Gal Sunday | Erica Dorn[2] |
| The Romance of Helen Trent | Harriet Eagle[3] |
Strickland appeared (sometimes on a recurring basis) on such programs as Adam-12, Dragnet, with Jack Webb, Gunsmoke, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, My Favorite Martian, Make Room for Daddy, The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, Leave It to Beaver, Gunsmoke (S2E10’s “Greater Love” as Mrs. Brant in 1956), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Mission: Impossible, Alias Smith and Jones, Happy Days, Carter Country, Bonanza, The Golden Girls, The Facts of Life, The Jeffersons, Three's Company, ER, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, 7th Heaven, Ellen, Wings, ALF, Dragnet, Father Dowling Mysteries, Full House, Ned and Stacey, Perry Mason, and Knight Rider. Her television movies include Tower of Terror and Inherit the Wind.
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Her film credits include roles in Captain Newman, M.D., Penelope, Kotch, Harper Valley PTA, Pretty Woman, Doc Hollywood, Shiloh, and Krippendorf's Tribe.[4]
Strickland was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[citation needed]
She was married to radio and television actor Frank Behrens from 1946 until his death in 1986. They had a son, Tim Behrens.[citation needed]
She died of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 87 in 2006.[5]
Strickland adhered to Roman Catholicism and was a lifelong Republican.[6]
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