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| Played by: |
Cheryl Gates McFadden (02/03-1953)
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| Native: |
Human (Copernicus City, Luna) |
| Birthday: |
13 October 2324 |
| Academy: |
2342 - 2350 |
| Lover: |
(Jean-Luc Picard ?)
Odan / The Host ("The Host")
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| Family: |
Mother, Isabel Howard (Dead)
Father, Paul Howard (Dead)
Husband, Jack Crusher (Died on the Stargazer)
Son, Wesley Crusher
Grandmother, Felisa Howard (Dead)
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| Friends: |
Picard, Deanna Troi
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| Enemies: |
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| Known as: |
"Dr. Crusher", "Beverly", "Bev", "The Dancing Doctor" |
| +: |
She can Dance |
| -: |
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| Likes: |
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| Position: |
Chief Medical Officer, Commander. |
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Profile
Dr. Crusher's intermittent tenure on the Enterprise has given her the
chance to treat some unusual cases, ranging from removing Borg implants from
Captain Picard to being one of the first Federation medics ever to treat a
Romulan patient ("The�Enemy" and "The�Defector"), watching the unique evolution
of the mutating John Doe ("Transfigurations"), being trapped in a warp
bubble ("Remember Me"), helping to deliver a giant spaceborne creature's
young ("Galaxy's�Child"), discovering that a visitng ambassador with whom
she was in love was actually a parasite inside a humanoid host body ("The�
Host"), helping experimental physician Dr. Russell replace Worf's injured
spinal cord, being the first to notice that the Enterprise was caught in a
time loop ("Cause�and�Effect"), restoring an adolescent Borg drone to full
health ("I,�Borg"), and many other unique opportunities. She also tagged
alone with Picard and Worf on a top-secret mission into Cardassian space,
her function to determine whether or not the Cardassians were readying
biological weapons.
Another important duty of Beverly's, until "Final Mission", was looking
after her son Wesley. Crusher's husband, Jack, lost his life while serving
as Picard's first officer on the USS Stargazer. No specifics have been given
on that incident, but it was stated by Wesley ("Coming�of�Age") that Jack's
death was the result of Picard making a command decision to save another
officer instead of Crusher during some sort of crisis. (Jack did appear in
Beverly's "nightmare" sequence in "Violations", as the doctor recalled a
younger Picard accompanying her to the morgue. Jack's body seemed intact
except for a very large scar or welt across his forehead; the rest of the
corpse was not shown.) Picard�was initially disturbed by the prospect of
Beverly and her son both coming aboard, but all parties seem to have
overcome that trepidation over the years.
Very little of Dr. Crusher's background is known, aside from the fact that
Jack Crusher was introduced to her by Walker Keel (a friend of Picard's from
Starfleet Academy), and that Jack proposed to her before she even graduated
from medical school. Further back than that in her history, Beverly was
- most likely as a child - part of a colony on Alveda III, which Picard�
referred to as a tragedy ("The�Arsenal�of�Freedom"). When medical supplies
at the failed colony (exactly what happened there has never been specified)
were exhausted, young Beverly was taught how to treat injuries with the
native roots and herbs by her grandmother, who was also a member of the
colony. Unless Beverly's background is explored further, it would be
reasonable to assume that she became interested in medicine at that early age.
Exobotany continues to be at least a hobby of hers ("Clues", "Cause�and�
Effect"). She once dyed her hair brunette as a teenager, and claims she
"couldn't change it back fast enough."
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