Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Acting

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…

Filmography

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X-Men '97 ★ 8.5 X-Men '97 2024 Masters of the Universe: Revolution ★ 7.8 Masters of the Universe: Revolution 2024 Star Trek: very Short Treks ★ 4.7 Star Trek: very Short Treks 2023 Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event ★ 7.7 Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event 2023 The Shuttlepod Show ★ 10.0 The Shuttlepod Show 2022 The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek ★ 6.9 The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek 2021 Star Trek: Prodigy ★ 7.2 Star Trek: Prodigy 2021 Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World 2020 Star Trek: Picard ★ 7.2 Star Trek: Picard 2020 That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars ★ 1.5 That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars 2019 The Ready Room ★ 4.0 The Ready Room 2019 A Neighbor's Deception ★ 6.3 A Neighbor's Deception 2017 50 Years of Star Trek ★ 6.4 50 Years of Star Trek 2016 Mattresside Mattresside 2015 Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... 2014 Chaos on the Bridge ★ 7.0 Chaos on the Bridge 2014 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command 2014 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification 2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption 2013 The Captains Close Up ★ 6.4 The Captains Close Up 2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds ★ 7.2 Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds 2013 Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation ★ 7.0 Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation 2012 Franklin & Bash ★ 7.3 Franklin & Bash 2011 Make the Yuletide Gay ★ 6.2 Make the Yuletide Gay 2009 Dirty ★ 5.4 Dirty 2005 NCIS ★ 7.6 NCIS 2003 Star Trek: Nemesis ★ 6.3 Star Trek: Nemesis 2002 The Division ★ 7.1 The Division 2001 Family Guy ★ 7.4 Family Guy 1999 Star Trek: Insurrection ★ 6.4 Star Trek: Insurrection 1998 The Practice ★ 7.7 The Practice 1997 Crowned and Dangerous ★ 4.7 Crowned and Dangerous 1997 Star Trek: First Contact ★ 7.3 Star Trek: First Contact 1996 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond ★ 6.1 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond 1996 Marker ★ 5.5 Marker 1995 Star Trek: Generations ★ 6.5 Star Trek: Generations 1994 Party of Five ★ 7.0 Party of Five 1994 Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation ★ 7.0 Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation 1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes ★ 4.0 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes 1993 Mad About You ★ 6.7 Mad About You 1992 Star Trek: Federation Science ★ 1.0 Star Trek: Federation Science 1992 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special ★ 6.3 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special 1991 Taking Care of Business ★ 6.3 Taking Care of Business 1990 Dream On ★ 7.0 Dream On 1990 The Hunt for Red October ★ 7.4 The Hunt for Red October 1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation ★ 8.4 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 Inside the Labyrinth ★ 7.6 Inside the Labyrinth 1986 The Wizard ★ 7.0 The Wizard 1986 The Cosby Show ★ 7.0 The Cosby Show 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan ★ 6.6 The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984 Saturday Night Live ★ 6.9 Saturday Night Live 1975