Acting

Gates McFadden

77 yearsMarch 2, 1949Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USAPopularity 1.2

Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) is an American actress and choreographer. She is best known for portraying the character of Dr.

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Known For

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Star Trek: Nemesis

2002

as Dr. Beverly Crusher

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Star Trek: Generations

1994

as Dr. Beverly Crusher

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Star Trek: Insurrection

1998

as Doctor Beverly Crusher

Biography

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 cho…

Career