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Gates McFadden
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She was a Muppeteer and movement coordinator for
Jim Henson
prior to her role on
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
.
She choreographed the ballroom scene in the
Jim Henson
film
Labyrinth (1986)
.
Brent Spiner
is the godfather of Gates's son.
Currently resides in the South of France, where she is restoring an old theatre. (August 2004)
Good friends with
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
co-star
Patrick Stewart
. Stewart was the one who convinced her to return in the series' third season.
She greatly enjoyed working with Dabney Coleman on *The Muppets Take Manhattan*, and considers him "one of the funniest men I've ever met".
Continues teaching at the University of Southern California. (November 2005)
Received her Bachelor's degree in Theatre from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Studied acting in Paris with famous teacher
Jacques Lecoq
.
Has played a doctor twice: Doctor Beverly Crusher on
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
, and Doctor Caroline Ryan in
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
.
Is a guest of honour at SF Ball 23 (a sci-fi convention raising funds for Teenage Cancer Trust) in Southampton, England. (February 2017)
Her son, James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, was born on June 10, 1991.
She has Lithuanian ancestry on her mother's side.
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