During Her Studies There KaDee Strickland Joined The Screen Actors Guild And Considered
I wanted to be in it”. She never considered a career in the performing arts until her participation in a one-act play performed by students of her high school: ” the minute I set foot on stage, that was it. There were no other options. After graduating from high school, Strickland wanted to study drama at college in New York City, but her parents did not want her to live in such a large city so soon. During her studies there, she joined the Screen Actors Guild and considered using her given name, Katherine, as the first part of her stage name, before deciding she was “much too tomboy” for it. According to Strickland, her role in the film helped her learn to temper her fake crying.
