KaDee Strickland

KaDee Strickland
Strickland in April 2005
Born
Katherine Dee Strickland

(1975-12-14) December 14, 1975 (age 48)
Blackshear, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Known forCharlotte King on Private Practice
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
Children1

Katherine Dee Strickland (born December 14, 1975) is an American actress. From 2007 to 2013, she played Charlotte King on the ABC drama Private Practice.

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 (1999). Her participation in the 2003 Hollywood films Anything Else and Something's Gotta Give led to her receiving significant parts in the 2004 horror films Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid and The Grudge. She was then referred to as "the pride of Patterson"[1] and the horror genre's "newest scream queen",[2] though her performances in both films received mixed critical reviews. In 2005, she garnered positive critical reviews for the romantic comedy Fever Pitch, and she was a regular on the television show The Wedding Bells in 2007. 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.[1][3] She has spoken of an affinity for her strong female characters[1][2][3][4] and a desire to avoid sexualizing or sensationalizing her self-presentation as a woman.[5] She has also worked closely with RAINN after participating in a storyline in which her Private Practice character was raped.[6]

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  6. ^ "Private Practice Partners with RAINN As ABC Makes TV History | RAINN". www.rainn.org. Retrieved January 13, 2023.