Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Nacimiento : 1949-03-02, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949), usually credited as Gates McFadden, 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 choreographer. She appeared briefly in the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories, and in The Hunt for Red October as Jack Ryan's wife Cathy, though most of her scenes were cut in post-production. In 1987, McFadden was cast as Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Crusher character was slated to be Captain Jean-Luc Picard's love interest, and this aspect of the character is what attracted McFadden to the role. Another important aspect of the character was being a widow balancing motherhood and a career. McFadden left after the first season, in part because series executive producer Gene Roddenberry was never enthusiastic about casting McFadden in the first place. Roddenberry also wanted to give the role of ship's doctor to actress Diana Muldaur, with whom he had worked on the original Star Trek series and other occasions. Muldaur's character, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, proved very unpopular with fans and left the show after the second season. McFadden was approached to return for the third season. At first she was hesitant, but after a phone call from co-star Patrick Stewart, McFadden was persuaded to reprise her role.

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Gates McFadden
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Películas

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Self & Narrator
Documentary about actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in Hollywood.
La puerta de al lado
Dr. Constance Abrams
Chloe y Michael se mudan a una urbanización donde no conocen a nadie. Ella pasa todo el día sola y comienza a relacionarse con su vecino Gerald que es psicólogo. Pronto comienza a sospechar que su ofrecimiento de terapias gratuitas no es tan altruista como creía.
50 Years of Star Trek
herself
Durante los últimos cincuenta años, Star Trek ha fascinado a Estados Unidos desde su estreno en septiembre de 1966. Este documental de 2 horas celebra el 50 aniversario a través de entrevistas con el elenco y el equipo de todas las series de televisión y las películas originales.
Mattresside
Nurse
A tale of two sisters growing apart, who still share a mattress.
Chaos on the Bridge
Herself
La historia de la lucha por crear la serie de televisión, Star Trek.
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek – The Next Generation is a 61-minute documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Make the Yuletide Gay
Martha Stanford
Canadá /// Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, un estudiante abiertamente gay, vuelve al armario para sobrevivir a las vacaciones de navidad con su familia. Pero cuando su novio, Nathan, aparece en su casa, Gunn deberá arreglárselas para mantener la relación en secreto. Con la presión constante que supone la situación, ¿saldrá del armario Gunn antes de que se descubra la verdad?
La ley de la calle (Dirty)
Wife
La ciudad de Los Ángeles está siendo asolada por las bandas, por lo que el Departamento de Policía decide hacer algo y crea una unidad específica para combatirlas y sacar a esa escoria de las calles. Para combatirlas nada mejor que antiguos pandilleros, por lo que contratan a Armando y a Salim para que formen parte de esa unidad de élite. Ellos se han criado en las calles y saben cómo funcionan las bandas, por lo que son los mejores para acabar con ellas. Los métodos de estos dos compañeros son poco ortodoxos. Desde pequeños se han criado en la violencia, por lo que los métodos que usan siempre tienen que ver con la violencia, aunque lo cierto es que no puede ser de otro modo cuando hay bandas de por medio. Esto crea un nuevo problema, y es que estos dos policías en realidad son miembros de bandas con placa, cuyo proceder poco tiene que ver con el de los policías normales, que suelen respetar la ley.
Star Trek X: Némesis
Dr. Beverly Crusher
La policía romulana obtiene ADN del Capitán Picard y fabrican un clon, llamado Shinzon, con la finalidad de introducirlo en la Federación, pero ese plan queda en nada y envían al clon a las minas de dilitio de Remo, el planeta hermano de Rómulo, la capital del Imperio Romulano. Shinzon organiza un golpe de estado gracias a las fuerzas Remanas y su imbatible nave erigiéndose nuevo Pretor Romulano.
Star Trek IX: Insurrección
Doctor Beverly Crusher
Jean-Luc Picard, capitán del USS Enterprise, recibe un mensaje de la flota. Al parecer, el comandante Data, que se encontraba estudiando una sociedad primitiva, ha sufrido un cortocircuito y ha revelado la existencia del equipo de investigación a los habitantes del planeta Ba'Ku. Pronto descubrirá que intentaba defender a ésta sociedad inocente de las aspiraciones de los Son'a.
Crowned and Dangerous
Patrice Baxter
After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be a former lover, a rival contestant, and a stage mother.
Star Trek VIII: Primer contacto
Commander Beverly Crusher
El Capitán del Enterprise encuentra de nuevo a sus adversarios, los Borg, a quienes intenta impedir modificar la historia y conquistar la Tierra en el siglo XXI, por medio de un viaje en el tiempo, que impediría el primer vuelo warp de la raza humana y el consiguiente primer contacto con una raza extraterrestre: los vulcanos.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
After hearing a rumor that Captain Picard has been murdered while on an archeological dig, the Enterprise crew sets out to find the smugglers who may have been responsible.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Tensions rise as a possible Cardassian attack looms, and Picard, Dr. Crusher and Worf are sent on a secret mission to find and destroy suspected biological weapons. The headstrong replacement captain, Edward Jellico, is cold and demanding - to the dismay of the remaining crew. But when Picard is captured by the Cardassians and tortured for information, dismay turns to anger and resistance as Jellico's plans exclude a rescue mission. With his options running out, Picard must fight to save his sanity and ultimately, his life.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
An engineering team finds evidence of an alien presence on Earth in 19th century San Francisco: Data's severed head, buried five hundred years ago. An investigation inadvertently sends Data back to 19th century San Francisco, where he meets Jack London, Mark Twain, and a younger version of the long lived Guinan. Following Data back in time the crew of the Enterprise must locate Data and prevent his death while stopping the enigmatic Devidians from destroying Earth's history.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
When the Federation calls for help in locating an ambassador suspected of defecting, Picard is troubled to learn that Spock is the one who has vanished. Seeking information from Spock's ailing father, Sarek, and unlikely help from the Klingons, Picard and his crew find the ambassador pursuing a personal mission on Romulus: a Vulcan/Romulan reunification. But though the Romulans claim to support the same goal, their motives are not what they seem.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Loyalties are divided when civil war splits the Klingon Empire. When Worf sees a chance to regain his wrongfully lost family honor, he must choose between his duty as a Starfleet officer and his heritage as a Klingon warrior. Meanwhile, Picard struggles to keep the Federation from being dragged into the fray. But a shocking new adversary from the past threatens to destroy both the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
Star Trek VII: La próxima generación
Dr. Beverly Crusher
James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott y Pavel Chekov asisten al viaje inaugural del USS Enterprise-B, que es requerido para ayudar a un convoy de naves que se hallan atrapadas en un cinturón de energía. Debido a la inexperiencia del capitán, Kirk decide ayudar pero cuando la cubierta donde se hallaba es destruida por una ráfaga de energía, es dado por muerto.
Star Trek: The Next Generation -  All Good Things...
Doctor Beverly Crusher
Picard finds himself traveling between the past, present, and future while attempting to prevent the destruction of humanity... by his own actions.
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Your destination: the 24th century. Your mission: to voyage where few have gone before--behind the scenes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Join Jonathan Frakes, Next Generation's Commander William Riker, for this fascinating chronicle of Gene Roddenberry's beloved, Emmy Award-winning series. You'll explore the Enterprise, meet the show's stars (and some villainous guest stars), learn special-effects secrets and makeup magic, and finally get the answer to that nagging question, "Where is the bathroom on the Enterprise?" Other highlights include a visit to a Star Trek convention, and a stop at the scoring stage to watch Marina Sirtis (Lt. Commander Deanna Troi) lead the orchestra in a recording session. This program concludes with a special look at the series' thrilling final episode ("All Good Things . . .") and a sneak peak at the crew's movie debut, Star Trek: Generations. So set a course for an adventure like no other.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Scenes was a fifty minute documentary hosted by Terry Farrell that looked at the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, specifically its pilot episode "Emissary". Written by Stephen R. Wolcott and directed by Donald R. Beck, the documentary first aired on 4 January 1993 as a syndicated special of the by Paramount Television produced current media affairs show Entertainment Tonight, at the time the franchise's primary publicity outlet for anything live-action Star Trek related. In the documentary, Farrell (Jadzia Dax) takes the viewer on a tour around the Deep Space 9 sets. The feature also has interviews with the cast, producers, writers and other production staff members and takes a look at the making of "Emissary".
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the original series and the current space program and how progression has been in reality, hosted by LeVar Burton.
Millonario al instante
Diane Connors
Jimmy Dworski es un criminal que se escapa de la cárcel, a sólo cuarenta y ocho horas de finalizar su condena, para poder asistir a un importante partido de béisbol. Por casualidad encuentra la cartera y la agenda de un importante ejecutivo, a quien suplanta la personalidad. Empieza entonces una sucesión de equívocos que terminarán cuando los dos se encuentren.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
The Enterprise has a deadly encounter with the Borg, resulting in Picard's kidnap, while Commander Riker encounters a beautiful rival with an eye on his job.
La caza del Octubre Rojo
Caroline Ryan
Un submarino nuclear, bajo el mando de un prestigioso general de la Unión soviética, se interna en el Océano Atlántico con rumbo a los Estados Unidos. La CIA, que ignora si pretende atacarles o desertar de su país, encarga al agente Jack Ryan que se ponga en contacto con él para saber sus verdaderas intenciones. Entretenida cinta de suspense y acción. Fue la primera entrega de una saga sobre las aventuras de Jack Ryan, el brillante analista y agente de la inteligencia americana creado por Tom Clancy.
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
A behind-the-scenes look at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film, 'Labyrinth', featuring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.
Los teleñecos conquistan Manhattan
Mr. Price's Secretary
Los simpáticos teleñecos van a Manhattan a intentar vender su espectáculo a algún productor de Broadway, pero al principio las cosas no serán tan fáciles como pensaban.
Hexengeddon
Madame Hexxina
When an act of cruelty against a young witch becomes a social media sensation, the witches of the world declare war on humanity. This brings the ancient, and once hidden "first sorority," into conflict with a loudmouth billionaire American president, a bigoted and sexist minister, and the people of an easily swayed, media-loving United States and world.