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Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Actor · Born 1949-03-02 · Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) 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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Family Guy (1999) — Gates McFadden (voice)
  2. The Hunt for Red October (1990) — Caroline Ryan
  3. NCIS (2003) — Mrs. Belmont
  4. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) — Commander Beverly Crusher
  5. Star Trek: Picard (2020) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  6. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Beverly Crusher
  7. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  8. Star Trek: Generations (1994) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  9. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) — Doctor Beverly Crusher
  10. X-Men '97 (2024) — Mother Askani (voice)
  11. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Woman in audience kissed by Bill Murray (uncredited)
  12. The Cosby Show (1984)
  13. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) — Mr. Price's Secretary
  14. Mad About You (1992) — Allison Rourke
  15. Star Trek: Prodigy (2021) — Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice)
  16. Taking Care of Business (1990) — Diane Connors
  17. Party of Five (1994) — Greer Erikson
  18. Dirty (2005) — Wife
  19. The Practice (1997) — Judge Emily Harrison
  20. Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024) — Queen Marlena (voice)
  21. Franklin & Bash (2011) — Judge Mallory Jacobs
  22. Make the Yuletide Gay (2009) — Martha Stanford
  23. Chaos on the Bridge (2014) — Self
  24. Dream On (1990) — Ina Dreikoff
  25. 50 Years of Star Trek (2016) — Self
  26. Inside the Labyrinth (1986) — Self
  27. The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021) — Self / Narrator
  28. Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds (2013) — Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
  29. The Division (2001) — Mrs. Petersen
  30. A Neighbor's Deception (2017) — Dr. Constance Abrams
  31. The Wizard (1986)
  32. Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994) — Self
  33. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991) — Self
  34. The Captains Close Up (2013) — Self
  35. Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (2023) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  36. Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996) — Self
  37. Crowned and Dangerous (1997) — Patrice Baxter
  38. Star Trek: very Short Treks (2023) — Dr. Crusher (voice)
  39. Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012) — Self
  40. That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars (2019) — Self & Narrator

Directed

  1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Director