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Gates McFadden

ゲイツ・マクファーデン　/　げいつ・まくふぁーでん

American television actor

March 2, 1949 (age 77)　・　Akron, Ohio, United States

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television actor
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My Take

Gates McFadden will always be Dr. Beverly Crusher to me, and that's a compliment to how fully she inhabited the role across The Next Generation, four films, Picard, and Prodigy. What I didn't fully appreciate until reading about her is the dual career: she's credited as Cheryl McFadden when she works as a choreographer, a discipline she trained in seriously after Brandeis. That blend of movement expertise and acting gives her performances a physical thoughtfulness. There's something admirable about an Ohio-born artist who refused to be only one thing, quietly building a body of work behind the camera as well as in front of it.

Overview

Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) is an American actress and choreographer. She is usually credited as Cheryl McFadden when working as a choreographer and Gates McFadden when working as an actress. She 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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1. Profile

Name (English): Gates McFadden
Name (Japanese): ゲイツ・マクファーデン
Reading: げいつ・まくふぁーでん
Born: March 2, 1949 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Ox
Origin: Akron, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / actor / choreographer / camera operator

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Brandeis University

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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