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Welcome to Gates McFadden Files, your online resource dedicated to the amazing Gates McFadden. Actress, director and choreographer, you may better remember Gates for her role of Doctor Beverly Crusher in the Star Trek franchise. But her career also dives into other projects on screen such as Marker, Franklin & Bash, Mad About You, Make the Yuletide Gay, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and on stage with Cloud 9, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Voices in the Dark. This fansite is comprehensive of an extensive photo gallery with events, magazines, screencaps, an updated press library for articles and written interviews, and a video section for recorded interviews, sneak peeks, trailers. We are absolutely respectful of her privacy and proudly a paparazzi-free site!!!
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR: A Twilight Zone Charity Live Script Reading

You did not think I would miss updating on this event, did you? Our special correspondent, KeeKee, reported back with successful information…and photos.



Public Appearances > Events from 2026 > Jan 31 | LOVE THY NEIGHBOR: A Twilight Zone Charity Live Script Reading
Claudia February 2, 2026

Gates McFadden, Tawny Newsome, And Robert Picardo Are First Guests Announced For Trek Talks 5 In March

The Trek Talks online marathon has become a yearly highlight, always featuring a variety of panels with Star Trek luminaries from behind and in front of the camera, deep dive episode discussions, and a fascinating combinations of guests. Plus, it’s all to benefit the Hollywood Food Coalition. This year, the Trek Talks 5 day-long event will be on Saturday, March 28, once again streaming on YouTube. Today, we have some of the first panel announcements.

First guest announcements — sneak peek

Trek Talks is produced by Trek Geeks, the SyFy Sistas, Roddenberry Podcasts, and TrekMovie. The marathon is cohosted by John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise‘s Dr. Phlox) and Bonnie Gordon (the voice of the computer on Star Trek: Prodigy). Planning is still underway, but the first two panels were just confirmed:

From the VO booth to the writers room

Gates McFadden talks with Tawny Newsome about her journey from voicing Lower Decks’ Mariner to a seat in the writers room of Starfleet Academy as she reflects on her own struggles getting her voice heard in the TNG writers room… and how things have changed for the better.

Spread the word!

Keep checking the Trek Talks site for updates and watch the show live on YouTube on March 28, starting at 9:45 AM PT.

Claudia January 24, 2026

FANEXPO Portland: Star Trek Panel (Sunday)

One photo from the panel that took place yesterday at FanExpo Portland, with Gates McFadden. Jonathan Frakes and Walter Koenig.



Claudia January 19, 2026

FANEXPO Portland: Star Trek Panel

A couple photos of Gates McFadden and Walter Koenig from FanExpo Portland panel from yesterday.



Public Appearances > Events from 2026 > Jan 16 | FANEXPO Portland: Star Trek Panel
Claudia January 17, 2026

FANEXPO New Orleans: Day Two

There was a Saturday panel. Now my source into the con tells me there’s no Sunday panel with Gates McFadden announced, but the day it’s still long, I can stay hopeful!



Public Appearances > Events from 2026 > Jan 10 | FANEXPO New Orleans: Gates McFadden
Claudia January 11, 2026

FANEXPO New Orleans

The first event of the new year, the same beautiful Gates McFadden.



Claudia January 10, 2026

GalaxyCon Columbus: Star Trek TNG Panel

I would like to let you all know that when Lillie sent the mail the other day, she signed as “Lillie – official photographer for Gates Files”, and she is 100% right!
I know I can always count on her and am very happy about this relationship.
That said, here’s Lillie’s amazing photos of Gates McFadden at the panel during GalaxyCon Columbus, with Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner.



Public Appearances > Events from 2025 > Dec 05 | GalaxyCon Columbus: Star Trek TNG Panel
Claudia December 9, 2025