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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.

  • Nacimiento: 1949-03-02, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,5 de 5

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Conocido por

  • Star Trek: La nueva generación (1987) — Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek: Picard (2020) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek VIII Primer Contacto (1996) — Commander Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek X Nemesis (2002) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek. La próxima generación (1994) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek IX Insurreccion (1998) — Doctor Beverly Crusher
  • Padre de familia (1999) — Gates McFadden (voz)
  • La caza del Octubre Rojo (1990) — Caroline Ryan

Filmografía

  • X-Men '97 (2024) — Mother Askani (voz)
  • Masters del Universo: Revolución (2024) — Queen Marlena (voz)
  • Star Trek: very Short Treks (2023) — Dr. Crusher (voz)
  • Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (2023) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek: Prodigy (2021) — Dr. Beverly Crusher (voz)
  • Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World (2020) — Madame Hexxina
  • Star Trek: Picard (2020) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • La puerta de al lado (2017) — Dr. Constance Abrams
  • Mattresside (2015) — Nurse
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (2014) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification (2013) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • 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)
  • Franklin & Bash (2011) — Judge Mallory Jacobs
  • Hacer la Navidad gay (2009) — Martha Stanford
  • La ley de la calle (Dirty) (2005) — Wife
  • Navy: Investigación criminal (2003) — Mrs. Belmont
  • Star Trek X Nemesis (2002) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • The Division (2001) — Mrs. Petersen
  • Padre de familia (1999) — Gates McFadden (voz)
  • Star Trek IX Insurreccion (1998) — Doctor Beverly Crusher
  • El abogado (1997) — Judge Emily Harrison
  • Crowned and Dangerous (1997) — Patrice Baxter
  • Star Trek VIII Primer Contacto (1996) — Commander Beverly Crusher
  • Marker (1995) — Kimba
  • Star Trek. La próxima generación (1994) — Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • Cinco en familia (1994) — Greer Erikson
  • Loco por ti (1992) — Allison Rourke
  • Star Trek: Federation Science (1992)
  • Millonario al instante (1990) — Diane Connors
  • Sigue soñando (1990) — Ina Dreikoff
  • La caza del Octubre Rojo (1990) — Caroline Ryan
  • Star Trek: La nueva generación (1987) — Beverly Crusher
  • El hechicero (1986)
  • El show de Bill Cosby (1984)
  • Los Teleñecos conquistan Manhattan (1984) — Mr. Price's Secretary