1. Cheryl Gates McFadden was born on March 2,1949 and is an American actress and choreographer.
20 Facts About Gates McFadden
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Gates McFadden is usually credited as Cheryl McFadden when working as a choreographer and Gates McFadden when working as an actress.
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Gates McFadden played Dr Beverly Crusher in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, its four subsequent films, the sequel series Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Prodigy.
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Gates McFadden graduated high school from Old Trail School in 1966.
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Gates McFadden attended Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in the theatre arts, before moving to Paris, where she studied theatre with actor Jacques Lecoq at his school of physical theatre.
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Gates McFadden worked at The Jim Henson Company as the director of choreography and puppet movement for Labyrinth, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and uncredited work on Dreamchild.
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In 1987, Gates McFadden was cast as Dr Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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At Hurley's demand, Gates McFadden's contract was not renewed at the end of the season.
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Series creator Gene Roddenberry admitted that the Dr Pulaski character did not develop a chemistry with the other characters, so Gates McFadden was approached to return as Dr Crusher for the third season.
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Gates McFadden 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.
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Gates McFadden reprised her role for all four TNG movies and provided her voice for PC games Star Trek: A Final Unity and Star Trek Generations.
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Gates McFadden directed the seventh season episode "Genesis" in which an infection causes the crew to de-evolve into primitive forms of life, and choreographed the dance routine in the fourth season's "Data's Day".
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Gates McFadden co-starred in the 1990 comedy Taking Care of Business with James Belushi, and fellow Next Generation alumnus John de Lancie.
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Gates McFadden 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.
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Gates McFadden has taught at several universities.
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Gates McFadden has lent her voice as narrator in several audio books.
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Gates McFadden was initially nervous to attend fan conventions, due to a stalking issue early in her teaching career prior to her Star Trek tenure.
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Gates McFadden narrated the multi-part documentary series The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, which aired on the cable channel History in 2021.
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Gates McFadden has since reprised the role of Crusher on Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Picard's third season as well as in the video game Star Trek Online.
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Gates 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.