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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- 2024 · X-Men '97 as Mother Askani (voice)
- 2024 · Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Queen Marlena (voice)
- 2023 · Star Trek: Very Short Treks as Dr. Crusher
- 2023 · Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- 2022 · The Shuttlepod Show as Self
- 2021 · The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self / Narrator
- 2021 · Star Trek: Prodigy as Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice)
- 2021 · Star Trek: Prodigy as Beverly Crusher (voice)
- 2020 · Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World as Madame Hexxina
- 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- 2019 · That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars as Self & Narrator
- 2019 · The Ready Room as Self
- 2017 · A Neighbor's Deception as Dr. Constance Abrams
- 2016 · 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2015 · Mattresside as Nurse
- 2014 · Chaos on the Bridge as Self
- 2013 · The Captains Close Up as Self
- 2013 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
- 2012 · Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 2011 · Franklin & Bash as Judge Mallory Jacobs
- 2009 · Make the Yuletide Gay as Martha Stanford
- 2006 · Dirty as Wife
- 2002 · Star Trek: Nemesis as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- 2001 · The Division as
- 1999 · Family Guy as Gates McFadden (voice)
- 1998 · Star Trek: Insurrection as Doctor Beverly Crusher
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1997 · Crowned and Dangerous as Patrice Baxter
- 1996 · Star Trek: First Contact as Commander Beverly Crusher
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit as Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification as Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
- 1995 · Marker as Kimba
- 1994 · Star Trek: Generations as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- 1994 · Party of Five as
- 1994 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ... as Doctor Beverly Crusher
- 1994 · Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes as Beverly Crusher
- 1992 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command as Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
- 1992 · Mad About You as Allison Rourke
- 1992 · Star Trek: Federation Science as
- 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1991 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
- 1990 · Taking Care of Business as Diane Connors
- 1990 · Dream On as Ina Dreikoff
- 1990 · The Hunt for Red October as Caroline Ryan
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Beverly Crusher
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit as Self
- 1986 · Inside the Labyrinth as Self
- 1986 · The Wizard as
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as
- 1984 · The Muppets Take Manhattan as Mr. Price's Secretary
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)