SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Gates McFadden

Full / Real Name: Cheryl Gates McFadden
Born: 02 March 1949 (76 years old)
Gender: Female

Rate:

7.5

Add to Actor Favourites

Bio

Gates McFadden is an American actress and choreographer best known for her role as Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. She appeared in 155 episodes of the show, from 1987-1994.

She has appeared in the following Star Trek movies, always as the same character:

Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

She has also voiced two video games, Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (1995) and Star Trek: Generations (1997).

Aside from her work on Star Trek, McFadden has had recurring roles in the television series All My Children, Marker, and Mad About You.

She has made guest appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Wizard, The Cosby Show, L.A. Law, Dream On, Party Of Five, The Practice, The Division, and The Handler.

Apart from her Star Trek films, McFadden has also appeared in the movies The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984); When Nature Calls (1985); The Hunt for Red October (1990); Taking Care of Business (1990); and Dirty (2005).

She also had a role in the 1997 made-for-TV movie Crowned and Dangerous.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Dr. Lisa Mallory

Herself

Herself

Judge Mallory Jacobs

Judge Mallory Jacobs

Judge Mallory Jacobs

Perfume Queen

Allison Rourke

Greer Erikson

Dr Beverly Crusher

Doctor Beverly Crusher

Doctor Beverly Crusher

Doctor Beverly Crusher

Doctor Beverly Crusher

Doctor Beverly Crusher

Anita Garcia

Judge Emily Harrison


LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Saturday 19 July 2025

Mockumentary comedy St. Denis Medical debuts on M-Net and Dark Side of the Ring returns to eReality.


On Carte Blanche: fake cremation ashes of loved ones

It's one of our worst fears and something we've always been suspicious of. How do you know ashes are legit?


Scandal! Teasers - August 2025

Mthunzi has to accept the deal on the table but then he strikes gold and all bets are off.


Yosef Teasers - August 2025

Yosef gets saved by a stranger and Sultan has a cunning plan to get rid of Kiraz.


New on TV today: Friday 18 July 2025

The only new show today is a run of Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast on Disney+.


Skemergrond character portrait: Denver Vraagom as Dominee Wayne Ackerman

Seven years sober and Denver's taking on the role of Mr Hallelujah.


Soulmates Teasers - August 2025

Chiti secretly films Sachin, framing him as a drunk driver, and the vid goes viral.


New on TV today: Thursday 17 July 2025

SA is featured in Surf Girls International on Prime Video and M-Net unpacks an Anatomy of Lies.


2025 Emmy Awards Popcorn Pack

The headline nominees, other interesting ones, overall tallies and a giggle.


Anupama Teasers - August 2025

Prem and Rahi host a fun cricket match, bringing both families together for a joyful time.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.