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Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949)[1][2] is an American actress and choreographer. She is usually credited as Cheryl McFadden when working as a choreographer and Gates McFadden for acting work. She is best known for playing Dr. Beverly Crusher in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series and in the four subsequent films.[3][4]

Gates McFadden
McFadden at the 2019 GalaxyCon Louisville
Born	Cheryl Gates McFadden (1949-03-02) March 2, 1949 (age 73) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Other names	Cheryl McFadden (for choreography work) Gates McFadden (for acting work)
Alma mater	Brandeis University L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
Occupation	Actress, choreographer
Years active	1980–present
Notable credit(s)	Dr. Beverly Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the four subsequent films
Spouse	John Cleveland Talbot
Children	1

Early life

McFadden was born in Akron, Ohio.[5] She attended Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) in the theatre arts, before moving to Paris, where she studied theatre with actor Jacques Lecoq at his school of physical theatre. McFadden is of Lithuanian descent on her mother's side.[6]

Career

Early work

McFadden worked at The Jim Henson Company[7][8] as the director of choreography and puppet movement for Labyrinth, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and uncredited work on Dreamchild. 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. However, she was credited as "Cheryl McFadden" in the Troma movie When Nature Calls (1985) and in the season-three episode of The Cosby Show, "Cliff's 50th Birthday". She appeared in The Hunt for Red October as Jack Ryan's wife Caroline.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1

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; another important aspect of the character was being a widow balancing motherhood and a career. Maurice Hurley, head writer and showrunner, did not like working with McFadden and, at Hurley's demand, she was let go at the end of season one.[9] Diana Muldaur joined the production as the Enterprise's new chief medical officer, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, for the second season.

Seasons 3–7

Series creator Gene Roddenberry admitted that the Dr. Pulaski character did not develop a chemistry with the other characters, so McFadden was approached to return as Dr. Crusher for the third season.[10] At first, she was hesitant, but after a phone call from co-star Patrick Stewart, and numerous fan letters, McFadden was persuaded to return to the role, which she then played through the remainder of the series.[11]

Highlights for her character included "The High Ground", where she is kidnapped by terrorists; "Remember Me", in which she becomes trapped in an alternate reality where her loved ones start to disappear; "The Host", which features a romance between the doctor and an alien composed of two symbiotic organisms; "Suspicions", in which she risks her career to solve the murder of a scientist; "Descent" where Crusher takes command of the Enterprise; "Sub Rosa", where she becomes the victim of a seductive "ghost"; and "Attached", where Picard and Crusher become telepathically linked as prisoners and learn their true feelings for one another.

McFadden reprised her role for all four TNG movies and also provided her voice for PC games Star Trek: A Final Unity and Star Trek Generations. Also, McFadden directed the episode "Genesis" (her only directing credit to date) in which an infection causes the crew to de-evolve into primitive forms of life, and choreographed the dance routine in "Data's Day".

After The Next Generation

McFadden co-starred in the 1990 comedy Taking Care of Business starring James Belushi, and fellow Next Generation alumnus John de Lancie (Q). In 1992, she appeared alongside fellow cast members Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Colm Meaney in a production of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, which was performed in four cities. She also starred in the 1995 television series Marker with Richard Grieco and appeared in the made-for-television movie Crowned and Dangerous with Yasmine Bleeth in 1997. Additional television work was the role of Allison Rourke, Paul Buchman's boss, in four episodes of the sitcom Mad About You. In the spring of 2006, McFadden appeared in a series of television commercials for Microsoft.

She has taught at several universities (American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Brandeis, Harvard, Purdue, Temple, the Stella Academy in Hamburg, and the University of Pittsburgh).[12] As of August 2010, she was listed as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Theater at the University of Southern California.[13] She was the Artistic Director of the Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles from January 2009[14] to October 2014.[15] During her tenure, she spearheaded the building of the Atwater Village Theatre Collective, a new two-theater space in Los Angeles.[16][17]

McFadden has lent her voice as narrator in several audio books. In 2010, she was the narrator of "Confessor" (METAtropolis: Cascadia).[18][19]

Prior to 2014, McFadden did not attend fan conventions, due to a stalking incident years earlier. However, after participating in New York Comic Con 2014, she became enthusiastic about such events. In 2017, McFadden was pleased that a recent documentary about the making of Labyrinth led her to connect with fans of her work with Jim Henson.[20]

McFadden narrated the multi-part documentary series The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, which aired on the cable channel History in 2021. She was also one of the executive producers.[21]

She has since reprised the role of Crusher on Star Trek: Prodigy, and is set to do so for Star Trek: Picard in its third season airing in 2023.[22]

Personal life

McFadden's pregnancy was not written into the fourth season of TNG; instead, her character wore a laboratory coat over her uniform to conceal it. Next Generation co-star Brent Spiner is her son's godfather.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Mr. Price's Secretary
1985	Rustlers' Rhapsody		Choreographer[24]
1985	Dreamchild		Choreographer
1985	When Nature Calls	Gena	"Gena's Story" trailer
1986	Labyrinth		Choreographer
1990	The Hunt for Red October	Caroline Ryan
1990	Taking Care of Business	Diane
1994	Star Trek Generations	Dr. Beverly Crusher
1996	Star Trek: First Contact
1998	Star Trek: Insurrection
2002	Star Trek: Nemesis
2005	Dirty	Wife
2009	Make the Yuletide Gay	Martha Stanford

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Wizard	Darcy	Episode: "El Dorado"
1987	The Cosby Show		Episode: "Cliff's 50th Birthday"
1987–1988, 1989–1994	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Dr. Beverly Crusher	Regular role (season 1, seasons 3–7)
1990	Beyond the Groove	Secretary
1992	L.A. Law	Uta Keller	Episode: "Steal It Again, Sam"
1993	Dream On	Ina Dreikoff	Episode: "The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover"
1994	Party of Five	Greer Erikson	Episode: "Something Out of Nothing"
1995	Marker	Kimba	13 episodes
1995–1996	Mad About You	Allison Rourke	4 episodes
1997	Crowned and Dangerous	Patrice Baxter	TV film
2000	The Practice	Judge Emily Harrison	Episode: "Checkmates"
2001	The Division	Mrs. Petersen	Episode: "Hero"
2004	The Handler	Siobhan	Episode: "Wedding Party"
2009	Family Guy	Herself (voice)	Episode: "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven"
2011–2013	Franklin & Bash	Judge Mallory Jacobs	4 episodes
2016	Scary Endings	The 911 Operator (voice)	TV short
2017	A Neighbor's Deception	Dr. Constance Abrams	TV film
2017	NCIS	Mrs. Belmont	Episode: "Skeleton Crew"
2022	Star Trek: Prodigy	Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice)	Episode: "Kobayashi"
2023	Star Trek: Picard	Dr. Beverly Crusher	Season 3

Theatre

Stage appearances

• (As Cheryl McFadden) Ellen/Mrs. Saunders and Betty, Cloud 9, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1981.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Title role, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1983, then Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1984.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Ruth, The Homecoming, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1984.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Annie Sutter, The Bloodletters, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1984.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Casey Staiger, How to Say Goodbye, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 1986.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Dr. Handleman, Couch Tandem, Women's Interart Center, New York City, 1987.
• Kate, Emerald City, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1988.
• Lil, Voices in the Dark, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1998.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Mary, Rosario and the Gypsies, Ensemble Studio Theatre; and as Mrs. Malloy, The Matchmaker, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, CA.
• Viva Detroit, Los Angeles
• Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
• L'Histoire du soldat

Stage work

• (As Cheryl McFadden) Choreographer, The Winter's Tale, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Helen Owen Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn, NY, 1980.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Fight choreographer, Johnny on the Spot, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, 1980.
• (As Cheryl McFadden) Choreographer, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1981.
• Choreographer, Yesterday Is Over, Women's InterArt Center, New York City;
• Director, Bottleneck at the Bar, Golden Lion Theatre, New York City;
• Director and Choreographer, Bumps and Knots, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London;
• Director and choreographer, Women of Trachis, He Who Gets Slapped, and Old Times, all Springold Theatre, Waltham, MA;
• Director and choreographer, Medea, Studio Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA.

References

External links

• Gates McFadden at IMDb
• Gates McFadden at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Gates McFadden at the TCM Movie Database
• Gates McFadden at AllMovie
• Gates McFadden at Rotten Tomatoes
• Gates McFadden at TV Guide

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[es] Gates McFadden

Cheryl Gates McFadden (nacida el 2 de marzo de 1949) por lo general acreditada como Gates McFadden , es una actriz y coreógrafa. Ella desempeñó el papel de la doctora Beverly Crusher en la serie de televisión Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) y en sus cuatro películas posteriores.

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[ru] Макфадден, Гейтс

Ше́рил Гейтс Макфа́дден (англ. Cheryl Gates McFadden; род. 2 марта 1949 (1949-03-02), Акрон, Огайо, США) — американская актриса, кинорежиссёр, кинооператор, танцовщица, хореограф и преподаватель.

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