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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:1000:[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E11DatasDay The Dancing Doctor.]]]] |
| 3 | ->''"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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| 5 | Cheryl 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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| 7 | In 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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| 9 | She is notable for her fiery red hair, [[WhatBeautifulEyes startling blue eyes]], and razor cheekbones. |
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| 11 | !!As an actor, her films and TV series include: |
| 12 | * ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' |
| 13 | * ''Film/WhenNatureCalls'' |
| 14 | * ''Series/TheWizard'' |
| 15 | * ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'' |
| 16 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' |
| 17 | * ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' |
| 18 | * ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' |
| 19 | * ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'' |
| 20 | * ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' |
| 21 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy'' |
| 22 | * ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' |
| 23 | * ''Film/MakeTheYuletideGay'' |
| 24 | * ''Series/TheHandler2003'' (1 episode) |
| 25 | * ''Series/FranklinAndBash'' (4 episodes) |
| 26 | * ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' (1 episode) |
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| 28 | !!As a choreographer, her films include: |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Dreamchild}}'' |
| 31 | * ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' |
| 32 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': "Data's Day" |
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