Gates McFadden

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Biography

American actress

  • Aliases
  • Cheryl Gates McFadden
  • Primary profession
  • Actress·producer·miscellaneous
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 02 March 1949
  • Place of birth
  • Cuyahoga Falls· Ohio
  • Education
  • Brandeis University

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Trivia

Brent Spiner is the godfather of Gatess son.

Received her Bachelors degree in Theatre from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Her son, James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, was born on June 10, 1991.

She was a Muppeteer and movement coordinator for Jim Henson prior to her role on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" .

She choreographed the ballroom scene in the Jim Henson film Labyrinth .

Studied acting in Paris with famous teacher Jacques Lecoq.

(November 2005) Continues teaching at the University of Southern California.

(August 2004) Currently resides in the South of France, where she is restoring an old theatre.

Has played a doctor in both "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and The Hunt for Red October .

She is of Lithuanian ancestry on her mothers side.

Will be a guest of honour at SF Ball 23 (a scifi convention raising funds for Teenage Cancer Trust) in Southampton, England in February 2017.

Quotes

Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint. .

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