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person_profile-Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden Age: 76

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Gates McFadden

Date of Birth:

Mar 02, 1949

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Gates McFadden

    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.

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Filmography of

Gates McFadden

Found 28 Movies in total

... 2023

A Neighbor's Deception

Dr. Constance Abrams ( Actor )

... 2017

... 2016

Chaos on the Bridge

Herself ( Actor )

... 2014

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

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2013

... 2012

Make the Yuletide Gay

Martha Stanford ( Actor )

... 2009

Dirty

Wife ( Actor )

... 2006

Star Trek: Nemesis

Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Actor )

... 2002

Star Trek: Insurrection

Doctor Beverly Crusher ( Actor )

... 1998

Crowned and Dangerous

Patrice Baxter ( Actor )

... 1997

Star Trek: First Contact

Commander Beverly Crusher ( Actor )

... 1996

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1995

... 1995

... 1995

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1995

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1995

Star Trek: Generations

Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Actor )

... 1994

... 1994

... 1994

... 1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

Beverly Crusher (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1991

Taking Care of Business

Diane Connors ( Actor )

... 1990

The Hunt for Red October

Caroline Ryan ( Actor )

... 1990

Inside the Labyrinth

Self ( Actor )

... 1986

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Mr. Price's Secretary ( Actor )

... 1984