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Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Actress

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.

Born: March 2, 1949 (Age 75) in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA

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Gates McFadden  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
5.6
ActressWife2005
Movie
7.7
ActressCaroline Ryan1990
Movie
7.8
ActressCommander Beverly Crusher1996
Movie
6.5
ActressDr. Beverly Crusher1994
Movie
6.2
ActressDr. Beverly Crusher2002
Movie
6.2
ActressDoctor Beverly Crusher1998
Movie
6.9
ActressMr. Price's Secretary1984
Movie
6.2
ActressDiane Connors1990
Movie
6.6
ActressMartha Stanford2009
Movie
ActressMadame Hexxina
Movie
7.5
ActressDr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)1995
Movie
ActressSelf2012
Movie
Actress1992
Movie
ActressSelf
TV Show
6.7
ActressKimba
13 Episodes
1995-1995
TV Show
8.2
ActressSelf / Narrator
10 Episodes
2021-2022
TV Show
6.3
Actress1 Episode2001-2004
TV Show
7.5
Actress1 Episode1986-1987
TV Show
7.9
ActressGates McFadden (voice)
1 Episode
1999
TV Show
7.3
ActressDr. Beverly Crusher
10 Episodes
2020-2023
TV Show
7.8
ActressSelf - Audience Member (uncredited)
1 Episode
1975
TV Show
6.9
ActressSelf
2 Episodes
2019
TV Show
6.9
ActressAllison Rourke
4 Episodes
1992-2019
TV Show
7.8
ActressBeverly Crusher (voice)
2 Episodes
2021-2024
TV Show
7.6
Actress1 Episode1997-2004
TV Show
7
Actress1 Episode1994-2000
TV Show
7.4
ActressIna Dreikoff
1 Episode
1990-1996
TV Show
ActressSelf
1 Episode
2022-2023
TV Show
7.3
ActressQueen Marlena (voice)
4 Episodes
2024-2024
TV Show
8.6
ActressMother Askani (voice)
1 Episode
2024
TV Show
8.6
ActressBeverly Crusher
154 Episodes
1987-1994
TV Show
7.8
ActressDr. Beverly Crusher (voice)
1 Episode
2021-2024
TV Show
7.2
Actress1 Episode1984-1992
Limited Series
5.4
ActressDr. Crusher
1 Episode
2023-2023
TV Show
7.7
ActressJudge Mallory Jacobs
1 Episode
2011-2014
TV Show
ActressBeverly Crusher
12 Episodes
1987-2001
Short Film
ActressNurse2015
Short Film
8.5
ActressDr. Beverly Crusher2023
Movie
6.9
ActressSelf2014
Movie
7.3
ActressSelf1986
Movie
4.5
ActressPatrice Baxter1997
Movie
7
ActressSelf2016
Movie
6.9
ActressSelf1991
Movie
5
ActressDr. Constance Abrams2017
Movie
ActressSelf & Narrator2019
Movie
6.6
ActressSelf1994
Limited Series
7.1
ActressSelf
1 Episode
2013-2013
TV Show
8.6
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1987-1994
TV Show
8.2
ProductionExecutive Producer
10 Episodes
2021-2022
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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