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Born · March 2, 1949 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949), usually credited as Gates McFadden, is an American actress and choreographer. She is best known for portraying the character of Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. She attended Brandeis University earning B.A Cum Laude in Theater Arts. After graduating from Brandeis, she moved to Paris and studied theater with actor Jacques LeCoq. Before Star Trek: The Next Generation, she was mostly known as a choreographer, often working on Jim Henson productions including the films The Dark Crystal, for which she was a choreographer, Labyrinth, for which she served as Director of Choreography and Puppet Movement, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, in which she has a brief on-screen appearance. As a way of distinguishing her acting work from her choreography, she is usually credited as "Gates McFadden" as an actress and "Cheryl McFadden" as a choreographer. She appeared briefly in the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories, and in The Hunt for Red October as Jack Ryan's wife Cathy, though most of her scenes were cut in post-production. In 1987, McFadden was cast as Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Crusher character was slated to be Captain Jean-Luc Picard's love interest, and this aspect of the character is what attracted McFadden to the role. Another important aspect of the character was being a widow balancing motherhood and a career. McFadden left after the first season, in part because series executive producer Gene Roddenberry was never enthusiastic about casting McFadden in the first place. Roddenberry also wanted to give the role of ship's doctor to actress Diana Muldaur, with whom he had worked on the original Star Trek series and other occasions. Muldaur's character, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, proved very unpopular with fans and left the show after the second season. McFadden was approached to return for the third season. At first she was hesitant, but after a phone call from co-star Patrick Stewart, McFadden was persuaded to reprise her role.
Mother Askani (voice) · (1 episode)
8.6
2024
Queen Marlena (voice) · (4 episodes)
7.9
2024
Dr. Crusher · (1 episode)
4.4
2023
Dr. Beverly Crusher
7.7
2023
Self · (1 episode)
10.0
2022
Self / Narrator · (10 episodes)
6.8
2021
Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
2021
Beverly Crusher (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.4
2021
Madame Hexxina
0.0
2020
Dr. Beverly Crusher · (10 episodes)
7.3
2020
Self & Narrator
1.5
2019
Self · (2 episodes)
4.0
2019
Dr. Constance Abrams
6.3
2017
Self
6.6
2016
Nurse
0.0
2015
Self
7.0
2014
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2013
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
7.0
2013
Self
7.0
2012
Judge Mallory Jacobs · (1 episode)
7.3
2011
Martha Stanford
6.1
2009
Wife
5.2
2006
Dr. Beverly Crusher
6.3
2002
(1 episode)
7.0
2001
Gates McFadden (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Doctor Beverly Crusher
6.4
1998
(1 episode)
7.7
1997
Patrice Baxter
4.4
1997
Commander Beverly Crusher
7.3
1996
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
6.5
1995
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
7.2
1995
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
6.0
1995
Kimba · (13 episodes)
4.0
1995
Dr. Beverly Crusher
6.5
1994
(1 episode)
7.0
1994
Doctor Beverly Crusher
0.0
1994
Self
6.5
1994
Beverly Crusher
1.0
1993
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
6.1
1992
Allison Rourke · (4 episodes)
6.7
1992
1.0
1992
Self
5.7
1991
Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
6.2
1991
Diane Connors
6.2
1990
Ina Dreikoff · (1 episode)
6.9
1990
Caroline Ryan
7.4
1990
Beverly Crusher · (154 episodes)
8.4
1987
Self · (1 episode)
8.4
1987
Self
0.0
1987
Self
7.6
1986
(1 episode)
6.6
1986
(1 episode)
7.0
1984
Mr. Price's Secretary
6.5
1984
Self - Audience Member (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975