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Gates McFadden

Born · March 2, 1949 (76 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA

Bio

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.

Known for

Family Guy

Family Guy

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Picard

X-Men '97

Mother Askani (voice) · (1 episode)

2024

Masters of the Universe: Revolution

Queen Marlena (voice) · (4 episodes)

2024

Star Trek: very Short Treks

Dr. Crusher (voice) · (1 episode)

2023

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Dr. Beverly Crusher

2023

The Shuttlepod Show

Self · (1 episode)

2022

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

Self / Narrator · (10 episodes)

2021

Star Trek: Prodigy

Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice) · (1 episode)

2021

Star Trek: Prodigy

Beverly Crusher (voice) · (2 episodes)

2021

Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World

Madame Hexxina

2020

Star Trek: Picard

Dr. Beverly Crusher · (10 episodes)

2020

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

Self & Narrator

2019

The Ready Room

Self · (2 episodes)

2019

A Neighbor's Deception

Dr. Constance Abrams

2017

50 Years of Star Trek

Self

2016

Mattresside

Nurse

2015

Chaos on the Bridge

Self

2014

The Captains Close Up

Self · (1 episode)

2013

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)

2013

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

Self

2012

Honest Trailers

Beverly Crusher (archive footage) · (1 episode)

2012

Franklin & Bash

Judge Mallory Jacobs · (1 episode)

2011

Make the Yuletide Gay

Martha Stanford

2009

Dirty

Wife

2006

Star Trek: Nemesis

Dr. Beverly Crusher

2002

The Division

(1 episode)

2001

Family Guy

Gates McFadden (voice) · (1 episode)

1999

Star Trek: Insurrection

Doctor Beverly Crusher

1998

The Practice

(1 episode)

1997

Crowned and Dangerous

Patrice Baxter

1997

Star Trek: First Contact

Commander Beverly Crusher

1996

Marker

Kimba · (13 episodes)

1995

Star Trek: Generations

Dr. Beverly Crusher

1994

Party of Five

(1 episode)

1994

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

Doctor Beverly Crusher

1994

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Self

1994

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)

1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent

Beverly Crusher

1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright

Beverly Crusher

1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

Beverly Crusher

1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)

1992

Mad About You

Allison Rourke · (4 episodes)

1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)

1992

Star Trek: Federation Science

1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)

1991

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Self

1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

Beverly Crusher (archive footage)

1991

Taking Care of Business

Diane Connors

1990

Dream On

Ina Dreikoff · (1 episode)

1990

The Hunt for Red October

Caroline Ryan

1990

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Beverly Crusher · (154 episodes)

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit

Self

1987

Inside the Labyrinth

Self

1986

The Wizard

(1 episode)

1986

The Cosby Show

(1 episode)

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Mr. Price's Secretary

1984

Saturday Night Live

Self - Audience Member (uncredited) · (1 episode)

1975