Gates McFadden
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 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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Películas (31)
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
2026 · Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World
2020 · Madame Hexxina
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
2019 · Self & Narrator
A Neighbor's Deception
2017 · Dr. Constance Abrams
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
Mattresside
2015 · Nurse
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
Chaos on the Bridge
2014 · Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013 · Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012 · Self
Make the Yuletide Gay
2009 · Martha Stanford
Dirty
2005 · Wife
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 · Doctor Beverly Crusher
Crowned and Dangerous
1997 · Patrice Baxter
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Commander Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Self
Star Trek: Generations
1994 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994 · Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993 · Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
1992 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992 · Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
1991 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
Taking Care of Business
1990 · Diane Connors
The Hunt for Red October
1990 · Caroline Ryan
Inside the Labyrinth
1986 · Self
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984 · Mr. Price's Secretary
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary
· Self
Series (23)
The Center Seat II: 60 Years of Star Trek
2026 · Narrator
X-Men '97
2024 · Mother Askani (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024 · Queen Marlena (voice)
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023 · Dr. Crusher (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
2022 · Self
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021 · Self / Narrator, Executive Producer
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021 · Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice), Beverly Crusher (voice)
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Dr. Beverly Crusher
The Ready Room
2019 · Self
The Captains Close Up
2013 · Self
Franklin & Bash
2011 · Judge Mallory Jacobs
NCIS: Criminología Naval
2003 · Mrs. Belmont
The Division
2001 · Mrs. Petersen
Padre de Familia
1999 · Gates McFadden (voice)
The Practice
1997 · Judge Emily Harrison
Marker
1995 · Kimba
Party of Five
1994 · Greer Erikson
Mad About You
1992 · Allison Rourke
Dream On
1990 · Ina Dreikoff
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Beverly Crusher, Director
The Wizard
1986
The Cosby Show
1984
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Woman in audience kissed by Bill Murray (uncredited)