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2->''"I was pushed as a child performer, from very early in my life. At two-and-a-half, I was performing ballet recitals. I modeled clothes on a TV show when I was five."''
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4Cheryl Gates [=McFadden=] (born March 2, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), is the American actress and choreographer most known for her role as Dr. Beverly Crusher on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. She began her work as a choreographer for the Creator/JimHenson Company, doing the choreography for ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', and ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''.
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6In 1987, she started acting as Beverly Crusher in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. She left after the first season, but friend and co-star Creator/PatrickStewart persuaded her to return for the third season, and she remained with the cast for the rest of the show's run and for all four subsequent movies. [[SameFaceDifferentName As an actress, she is credited as "Gates [=McFadden=]" and as a choreographer, as "Cheryl [=McFadden=]."]]
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8She is notable for her fiery red hair, [[WhatBeautifulEyes startling blue eyes]], and razor cheekbones.
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10!!As an actor, her films and TV series include:
11* ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''
12* ''Film/WhenNatureCalls''
13* ''Series/TheWizard''
14* ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober''
15* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''
16* ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''
17* ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''
18* ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection''
19* ''Film/StarTrekNemesis''
20* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy''
21* ''Series/StarTrekPicard''
22* ''Film/MakeTheYuletideGay''
23* ''Series/TheHandler2003'' (1 episode)
24* ''Series/FranklinAndBash'' (4 episodes)
25* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' (1 episode)
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27!!As a choreographer, her films include:
28* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''
29* ''Film/{{Dreamchild}}''
30* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''
31* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': "Data's Day"

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