Gates McFadden
Gates McFadden was born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States on March 2nd, 1949 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 75, Gates McFadden biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Career
McFadden served at The Jim Henson Company as the head of choreography and puppetry for Labyrinth, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and Uncredited work on Dreamchild. She is often described as "Gates McFadden" as an actor and "Cheryl McFadden" as a choreographer as a way of distinguishing her acting work from her choreography. In the Troma film "Cheryl McFadden" (1985), she was also listed as "Cheryl McFadden" on the Troma film When Nature Calls (1985) and "Cliff's 50th Birthday" in the series-three episode of The Cosby Show, "Cliff's 50th Birthday." Caroline was one of Jack Ryan's wife Caroline, who appeared in The Hunt for Red October.
In 1987, McFadden was cast as Dr. Beverly Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Jean-Luc Picard's love interest was supposed to be his love interest; another significant part of the character was being a widow balancing motherhood and a career. Maurice Hurley, a writer and showrunner, didn't like working with McFadden, and at Hurley's request, she was let go at the end of season one. Dr. Katherine Pulaski, Enterprise's new chief medical officer, joined the crew for the second season.
Gene Roddenberry, the series's creator, admitted that the Dr. Pulaski character did not have chemistry with the other characters, so McFadden was tempted to return as Dr. Crusher for the third season. She was tentative at first, but McFadden was encouraged to return to the role after a phone call from co-star Patrick Stewart and several fan letters.
"The High Ground" where she is kidnapped by terrorists; "Remember Me" in which she becomes trapped in an alternate reality in which her loved ones begin to vanish; and "Attached" where Picard and Crusher become telepathically linked as prisoners and discover their true feelings for one another.
McFadden reprised her role in all four TNG films as well as being the spokesperson for PC games Star Trek: A Final Unity and Star Trek Generations. In addition, McFadden directed the episode "Genesis" (her first directing credit) in which an infection leads the crew to devolve into primitive modes of life and choreographed the dance routine in "Data's Day."
McFadden appeared in James Belushi's 1990 comedy Taking Care of Business, as well as fellow Next Generation alumnus John de Lancie (Q). She appeared alongside Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Colm Meaney in a production of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, which was staged in four towns in 1992. She appeared in the 1995 television series Marker with Richard Grieco and appeared in the made-for-television film Crowned and Dangerous with Yasmine Bleeth. Allison Rourke, Paul Buchman's boss, appeared in four episodes of Mad About You, adding to the television appearances. McFadden appeared in a number of television commercials for Microsoft in the spring of 2006.
She has taught at several universities (American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Brandeis, Harvard, Purdue, Temple, Hage, Lambrecht, Düsseldorf, and the University of Pittsburgh). She was listed as an adjunct faculty member in the University of Southern California's School of Theater as of August 2010. From January 2009 to October 2014, she was the Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles. She was instrumental in the construction of Atwater Village Theatre Collective, a new two-theater space in Los Angeles, during her tenure.
In several audio books, McFadden has lent her voice as the narrator. She narrated "Confessor" in 2010 (METAtropolis: Cascadia).
McFadden did not attend fan conventions before 2014 due to a stalking occurrence years ago. However, she became raving over such activities after being at New York Comic Con 2014! McFadden was delighted that a new documentary about Labyrinth helped her to connect with Jim Henson fans.
McFadden narrated the multi-part documentary series The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, which premiered on the cable channel History in 2021. She was also one of the executive producers.
Crusher has since reprised her role on Star Trek: Prosecutors, and she's likely to do so for Star Trek: Picard in its third season, which will air in 2023.