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| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Female |
| Home planet: | Earth/Luna |
| Affiliation: | Starfleet |
| Posting: | USS Enterprise-D chief medical officer Starfleet Medical Celtris III special operations USS Enterprise-E chief medical officer |
| Rank: | Commander |
| Portrayed by: | Gates McFadden |
Doctor Beverly Crusher, played by actress Gates McFadden, was a character on the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV show and subsequent films. She was a regular character in the show for all but the second of its seven seasons. During the character's absence in the second season, the character of Dr. Katherine Pulaski was added to the series. Dr. Crusher is the chief medical officer on board the USS Enterprise-D and its successor, the USS Enterprise-E. She initially held the rank of Lieutenant Commander until promoted in 2362 to the rank of Commander. She was the head of Starfleet Medical from 2365 to 2366. She has one son, Wesley, by her late husband, Jack Crusher.
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Casting
Gates McFadden read for the role in 1986. Reportedly due to disagreements with Roddenberry, the Crusher character was written out of the show (but not killed off) for the second season and replaced by Diana Muldaur with a new female doctor character. McFadden returned to the show in the third season, with her character being reassigned to the Enterprise.
Scholarly and fan reception
Some fans have complained that Beverly Crusher, like the other two women principal characters, is limited by her gender to a profession as a caregiver. Scholars go even further, saying that this character "is shaped more by her femininity than by her medical, scientific training."[1] In fan fiction, Beverly Crusher is often paired with Jean-Luc Picard.[2]
References
- ^ Robin Roberts, Sexual Generations: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Gender Chicago: University of Illinois Press (1999): 8
- ^ G. Petty, "Rewriting Society's Future: Women, Star Trek and Slash Writing" Accessed October 8, 2007
External links
- Official biography
- Beverly Crusher article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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| The Original Series | Chapel | Chekov | Kirk | McCoy | Rand | Scott | Spock | Sulu | Uhura |
| The Animated Series | Arex | Chapel | Kirk | M'Ress | McCoy | Scott | Spock | Sulu | Uhura |
| The Next Generation | B. Crusher | W. Crusher | Data | La Forge | Picard | Pulaski | Riker | Troi | Worf | Yar |
| Deep Space Nine | Bashir | E. Dax | J. Dax | Kira | M. O'Brien | Odo | Quark | B. Sisko | J. Sisko | Worf |
| Voyager | Chakotay | Doctor | Janeway | Kes | Kim | Neelix | Paris | Seven | Torres | Tuvok |
| Enterprise | Archer | Mayweather | Phlox | Reed | Sato | T'Pol | Tucker |
