Katherine Dee Strickland (born December , ) is an American actress.
She is best known for her role as Charlotte King on the ABC drama
Private Practice (â€").Strickland began acting during high school. She
studied acting in Philadelphia and New York City, where she obtained
mostly small roles in film, television, and stage projects, among them
The Sixth Sense (). Her participation in the Hollywood films Anything
Else and Something's Gotta Give led to her receiving significant parts
in the horror films Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid and The
Grudge. She was then referred to as "the pride of Patterson" and the
horror genre's "newest scream queen", though her performances in both
films received mixed critical reviews. In , she garnered positive
critical reviews for the romantic comedy Fever Pitch, and she was a
regular on the television show The Wedding Bells in . She was
subsequently 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 actresses. 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
has also worked closely with RAINN after participating in a storyline
in which her Private Practice character was raped.
She is best known for her role as Charlotte King on the ABC drama
Private Practice (â€").Strickland began acting during high school. She
studied acting in Philadelphia and New York City, where she obtained
mostly small roles in film, television, and stage projects, among them
The Sixth Sense (). Her participation in the Hollywood films Anything
Else and Something's Gotta Give led to her receiving significant parts
in the horror films Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid and The
Grudge. She was then referred to as "the pride of Patterson" and the
horror genre's "newest scream queen", though her performances in both
films received mixed critical reviews. In , she garnered positive
critical reviews for the romantic comedy Fever Pitch, and she was a
regular on the television show The Wedding Bells in . She was
subsequently 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 actresses. 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
has also worked closely with RAINN after participating in a storyline
in which her Private Practice character was raped.
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