Gail Cronauer is an American

United States

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 stage

Theatre

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, television

Television

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, and feature film

Feature film

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 actress and an acting professor. She has performed films as diverse as Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...

's JFK

JFK (film)

JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...

 to the TV series, Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...

. She is a recipient of the 2007, Dallas Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum award, for her role in the Lyric Stage production, Master Class.

Gail also has taught acting at Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

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, Webster College

Webster College

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, the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Illinois State University

Illinois State University

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, and she currently teaches at Collin College, in the Dallas - Fort Worth metropolitan area in the state of Texas

Texas

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.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role
1987	Positive I.D.	Melissa
1991	JFK JFK (film) JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...	Janet Williams
1993	Flesh and Bone	Emma
1994	The Substitute Wife	Isabel Donahue
1995	A Mother's Gift	Maggie
1995	The Unspoken Truth	Nora
1996	A Promise to Carolyn	Dr. Davis
1996	Carried Away	Beverly
1997	Selena	Women Customer
1997	Little Boy Blue	Motel Clerk
1998	Hefner: Unauthorized	Grace Hefner
1998	Finding North	Mrs. Penn
1998	The Newton Boys The Newton Boys The Newton Boys is a 1998 drama film based on the true story of the Newton Gang, a family of bank robbers from Uvalde, Texas. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dwight Yoakam. It was filmed in Austin, Bartlett, New Braunfels, and San Antonio,...	Ma Newton
1998	Detention	Nunca
1999	Boys Don't Cry	Clerk
2000	Dr. T and the Women	Dr. T's Patient
2002	Warning: Parental Advisory Warning: Parental Advisory Warning: Parental Advisory was a made for TV movie created by VH1 and directed by Mark Waters in 2002. The movie follows the story of Dee Snider and Frank Zappa, testifying before Congress against lyrics labeling laws....	Senator Paula Hawkins Paula Hawkins Paula Hawkins was an U.S. politician from Florida. She is to date the only woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida. She was the first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate without a family connection....
2002	The Anarchist Cookbook	Woman in Book Store
2003	Air	Myna
2003	Single and Dealing with It	Mother
2004	Seventy-8	Margaret Meeks
2006	Infamous> Bonnie Clutter
2007	Walking Tall: The Payback Walking Tall: The Payback Walking Tall: The Payback is a 2007 action-thriller film directed by Tripp Reed and stars Kevin Sorbo and Haley Ramm.-Prelude:The direct-to-video sequel to 2004's Walking Tall , the main character's name is Nick Prescott, unlike the original's Buford Pusser or the remake's Chris Vaughn.-Plot:This...	Emma Prescott
2007	Walking Tall: Lone Justice Walking Tall: Lone Justice Walking Tall: Lone Justice is an action film and direct-to-video sequel to 2004's Walking Tall and Walking Tall: The Payback, the film was directed by Tripp Reed and stars Kevin Sorbo, Haley Ramm and Jennifer Sipes.-Plot:...	Emma Prescott
2009	Dirty Red	Sister Grace Thomas
2010	Earthling	Isabel
2010	In the Land of Fireworks	Lawyer Brown
2011	Beyond the Farthest Star Beyond the Farthest Star (film) Beyond the Farthest Star is an upcoming film directed by Andy Librizzi starring Renée O'Connor, Todd Terry, and Cherami Leigh.The film was shot on location in Leonard, Texas. The film is currently in post-production....	Joycee Jones

Television

Year(s)	Series	Role	Notes
1997–2001	Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...	various	5 episodes
1996–2004	LAX LAX (TV series) LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".-Synopsis:...	Serb Woman Lannon	"Pilot" "The Return of LaRue"

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