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Gates McFadden

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Date of birth: 2 March 1949,
Birth Place: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA

Biography

Gates McFadden is Chief Medical Officer Dr. Beverly Crusher, in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Crusher has led the medical units aboard the Starship Enterprise of both Galaxy and Sovereign classes. With the rank of commander, she has the ability to relieve her commander, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, if he is deemed medically or psychologically unfit for duty. Her late husband Jack was killed on a mission saving Picard when the men served together on the U.S.S. Stargazer, so her relationship with her current captain is powerfully charged. She also is the mother of Wesley (Wil Wheaton), the Enterprise's brilliant young ensign.

Prior to joining the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, McFadden worked extensively on the New York stage, both acting and directing. Her roles include leads in the New York productions of "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday," "How to Say Goodbye," "Cloud 9" and "Emerald City."

During the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gates was seen in "Beyond the Groove," a British television production, written and starring the late actor David Rappaport. Other roles included the lead in the world premiere stage production of Derek Walcott's "Viva Detroit" in Los Angeles, the one-hour drama Marker during UPN's debut season, and the feature films "Taking Care of Business" and "The Hunt for Red October." McFadden also appeared in "The Muppets Take Manhattan." After that, she continued to work with Jim Henson for several years, serving as director of choreography and puppet movement on the film "Labyrinth."

Raised in Ohio, McFadden served on the faculties of several theater arts training programs around the country including New York University Graduate School of the Arts, Brandeis University and the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her B.A. cum laude in Theater Arts from Brandeis University and studied with Jacques LeCoq in Paris for several years. In 1996, Gates gave birth to a next generation of her own, James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot.

Filmography

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher

Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (1999) (VG) (archive footage) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher
Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (1999) (TV) (archive footage)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher
... aka Star Trek 9 (1998) (USA: informal alternative title)
"All My Children" (1970) TV Series .... Dr. Anna Tolan #1 (1998)
... aka "All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" (2001) (USA: promotional title)
Star Trek: Generations (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher
Crowned and Dangerous (1997) (TV) .... Patrice
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher
... aka Star Trek 8 (1996) (USA: informal alternative title)
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1995) (V) .... Herself
Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (1995) (VG) (voice) .... Cmdr. Beverly Crusher, M.D.
"Marker" (1995) TV Series .... Kimba Rose
Star Trek: Generations (1994) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher
... aka Star Trek 7 (1994) (USA: informal alternative title)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994) (TV) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher
... aka All Good Things... (1994) (TV)
Comic Relief VI (1994) (TV) .... Starfleet Commander Beverly Crusher nee Howard, M.D.
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) .... Herself
Taking Care of Business (1990) .... Diane Connors
... aka Filofax (1990)
Hunt for Red October, The (1990) .... Caroline Ryan

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) TV Series .... Dr. Beverly Crusher (1987-1988, 1989-1994)
... aka "Star Trek: TNG" (1987) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (TV) .... Dr. Beverly Crusher
... aka Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (TV)
Inside the Labyrinth (1986) (as Cheryl McFadden) .... Director of Choreography and Puppet Movement
When Nature Calls (1985) .... Gena
... aka Outdoorsters, The (1985)
Muppets Take Manhattan, The (1984) (as Cheryl McFadden) .... Mr. Price's Secretary

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5555 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038-3197
USA