


Her nickname comes from her parents combining the "K" in her first name with her father's name (and also her middle name) to make "KaDee". Katherine Dee Strickland was born in Blackshear, Georgia, on December 14, 1975, to Susan, a nurse, and Dee Strickland, a high school football coach, principal, and superintendent. She has also worked closely with RAINN after participating in a storyline in which her Private Practice character was raped. 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. background has helped to distinguish herself from other blonde actresses. Strickland has spoken against the emphasis placed on beauty in the Los Angeles acting community, in which she says her Southern U.S. She was subsequently added to the cast of Private Practice. 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 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. 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 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). Strickland began acting during high school. She is best known for her role as Charlotte King on the ABC drama Private Practice (2007–2013).

Katherine Dee Strickland (born December 14, 1975) is an American actress.
