Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) is an American actress and choreographer.
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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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000533
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253764
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Filmography (Movies)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Character:Dr. Beverly Crusher
Release Date:19/04/2023
Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World
Character:Madame Hexxina
Release Date:31/10/2020
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Character:Self & Narrator
Release Date:08/08/2019
A Neighbor's Deception
Character:Dr. Constance Abrams
Release Date:08/04/2017
50 Years of Star Trek
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2016
Mattresside
Character:Nurse
Release Date:12/06/2015
Chaos on the Bridge
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Character:
Release Date:24/06/2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Character:
Release Date:19/11/2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Character:Doctor Beverly Crusher
Release Date:30/07/2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Character:Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Release Date:25/04/2013
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2012
Make the Yuletide Gay
Character:Martha Stanford
Release Date:01/11/2009
Dirty
Character:Wife
Release Date:09/11/2005
Star Trek: Nemesis
Character:Dr. Beverly Crusher
Release Date:13/12/2002
Star Trek: Insurrection
Character:Doctor Beverly Crusher
Release Date:11/12/1998
Crowned and Dangerous
Character:Patrice Baxter
Release Date:23/01/1997
Star Trek: First Contact
Character:Commander Beverly Crusher
Release Date:22/11/1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/1996
Star Trek: Generations
Character:Dr. Beverly Crusher
Release Date:18/11/1994
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Character:Beverly Crusher
Release Date:04/01/1993
Star Trek: Federation Science
Character:
Release Date:25/01/1992
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1991
Taking Care of Business
Character:Diane Connors
Release Date:16/08/1990
The Hunt for Red October
Character:Caroline Ryan
Release Date:02/03/1990
Inside the Labyrinth
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/1986
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Character:Mr. Price's Secretary
Release Date:27/06/1984
Television Appearances
X-Men '97
Character:Mother Askani (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Character:Queen Marlena (voice)
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Character:Dr. Crusher (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
Character:Self
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Character:Self / Narrator
Star Trek: Prodigy
Character:Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice)
Star Trek: Prodigy
Character:Beverly Crusher (voice)
Star Trek: Picard
Character:Dr. Beverly Crusher
The Ready Room
Character:Self
The Captains Close Up
Character:Self
Franklin & Bash
Character:Judge Mallory Jacobs
NCIS
Character:Mrs. Belmont
The Division
Character:Mrs. Petersen
Family Guy
Character:Gates McFadden (voice)
The Practice
Character:Judge Emily Harrison
Marker
Character:Kimba
Party of Five
Character:Greer Erikson
Mad About You
Character:Allison Rourke
Dream On
Character:Ina Dreikoff
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Beverly Crusher
The Wizard
Character:
The Cosby Show
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Woman in audience kissed by Bill Murray (uncredited)
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