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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 2, 1949
Place of Birth
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
Gates McFadden
1.1 Popularity
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 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.
Known For
8.5
Mother Askani (voice)
X-Men '97
2024
7.7
Queen Marlena (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024
4.4
Dr. Crusher (voice)
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023
7.7
Dr. Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
10.0
Self
The Shuttlepod Show
2022
6.9
Self / Narrator
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021
7.3
Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice)
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
7.3
Beverly Crusher (voice)
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
0.0
Madame Hexxina
Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World
2020
7.3
Dr. Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: Picard
2020
Credits
X-Men '97
as Mother Askani (voice)
2024
8.5
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Queen Marlena (voice)
2024
7.7
Star Trek: very Short Treks
as Dr. Crusher (voice)
2023
4.4
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
as Dr. Beverly Crusher
2023
7.7
The Shuttlepod Show
as Self
2022
10.0
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
as Self / Narrator
2021
6.9
Star Trek: Prodigy
as Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice)
2021
7.3
Star Trek: Prodigy
as Beverly Crusher (voice)
2021
7.3
Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World
as Madame Hexxina
2020
0.0
Star Trek: Picard
as Dr. Beverly Crusher
2020
7.3
🎬
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
as Self & Narrator
2019
1.5
The Ready Room
as Self
2019
4.0
A Neighbor's Deception
as Dr. Constance Abrams
2017
6.3
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2016
6.4
🎬
Mattresside
as Nurse
2015
0.0
Chaos on the Bridge
as Self
2014
7.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
0.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
0.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Doctor Beverly Crusher
2013
9.0
The Captains Close Up
as Self
2013
6.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
2013
7.1
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
2012
7.0
Franklin & Bash
as Judge Mallory Jacobs
2011
7.2
Make the Yuletide Gay
as Martha Stanford
2009
6.1
Dirty
as Wife
2005
5.3
NCIS
as Mrs. Belmont
2003
7.6
Star Trek: Nemesis
as Dr. Beverly Crusher
2002
6.3
The Division
as Mrs. Petersen
2001
7.1
Family Guy
as Gates McFadden (voice)
1999
7.4
Star Trek: Insurrection
as Doctor Beverly Crusher
1998
6.4
The Practice
as Judge Emily Harrison
1997
7.6
Crowned and Dangerous
as Patrice Baxter
1997
4.3
Star Trek: First Contact
as Commander Beverly Crusher
1996
7.3
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
1996
5.8
Marker
as Kimba
1995
4.0
Star Trek: Generations
as Dr. Beverly Crusher
1994
6.5
Party of Five
as Greer Erikson
1994
7.0
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
1994
6.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
as Beverly Crusher
1993
1.0
Mad About You
as Allison Rourke
1992
6.7
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992
1.0
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1991
5.9
Taking Care of Business
as Diane Connors
1990
6.3
Dream On
as Ina Dreikoff
1990
6.8
The Hunt for Red October
as Caroline Ryan
1990
7.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Beverly Crusher
1987
8.4
Inside the Labyrinth
as Self
1986
7.6
The Wizard
1986
6.8
The Cosby Show
1984
7.0
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Mr. Price's Secretary
1984
6.6
Saturday Night Live
as Woman in audience kissed by Bill Murray (uncredited)
1975
7.0