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McFadden in 2016. McFadden was born in Akron, Ohio, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Silver Lake. [5] [6] She graduated high school from Old Trail School in 1966. [7]She attended Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in the theatre arts, before moving to Paris, where she studied theatre with actor Jacques Lecoq at his school of physical theatre.
Beverly Crusher is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise, played by Gates McFadden.Debuting in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, McFadden appeared in every season, except for the second, as well as its spin-off feature films: Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis.
In this episode, relieved of duty and facing a court martial, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) tells of her support of a Ferengi scientist (Peter Slutsker) and the trouble that ensued from an applied test of his theory. This episode aired in broadcast syndication the week of May 8, 1993. [1]
Consequently, for the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Roddenberry chose her specifically to replace the outgoing Gates McFadden (who was let go at the insistence of the show's first-season producer Maurice Hurley). [10] Muldaur was cast to play the role of Dr. Pulaski, the new chief medical officer.
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher, the ship's doctor. In an interview before the film's premiere, McFadden said she considered women finally on par with the men in Star Trek: "We've come a long way since Majel Barrett was stuck in the sick bay as Nurse Chapel in the [1960s] and made to dye her hair blond." [10]
The USS Enterprise docks at Starbase 133, where Dr. Beverly Crusher (McFadden) greets her elderly friend and mentor, Dr. Dalen Quaice ().After taking him to his quarters, discussing the loss of old friends, Dr. Crusher visits her son Ensign Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) in Engineering.
Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) orders full medical examinations of the away team on their return, and finds La Forge sweating profusely and complaining about the temperature. She orders him to stay in sickbay, but he wanders out while she is studying his test results, and makes his way to the quarters of Crusher's son, Wesley (Wil Wheaton ...
Hurley was responsible for firing Gates McFadden, who played the role of Dr. Beverly Crusher, at the end of the show's first season. [4] Executive producer Rick Berman recalled that Hurley "had a real bone to pick" with McFadden and did not like her acting. [ 4 ]