About
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 choreography, she is usually credited as "Gates McFadden" as an actress and "Cheryl McFadden" as a...
Known for
NCISSeries • 2003
Family GuySeries • 1999
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
Mad About YouSeries • 1992
The PracticeSeries • 1997
The Cosby ShowSeries • 1984
Party of FiveSeries • 1994
Star Trek: PicardSeries • 2020
The DivisionSeries • 2001
Franklin & BashSeries • 2011
X-Men '97Series • 2024
Dream OnSeries • 1990
Star Trek: ProdigySeries • 2021
The Hunt for Red OctoberMovie • 1990
Star Trek: NemesisMovie • 2002
Masters of the Universe: RevolutionSeries • 2024
Star Trek: First ContactMovie • 1996
Star Trek: GenerationsMovie • 1994
Star Trek: InsurrectionMovie • 1998
DirtyMovie • 2005
The Muppets Take ManhattanMovie • 1984
Taking Care of BusinessMovie • 1990
Make the Yuletide GayMovie • 2009