Gates McFadden: Ungracious?

[Malleus]

Gates has stated that she suffers from migraines, and my guess is that anyone who has perceived her as being remote or ungracious met her when she had a migraine headache. She obviously had a migraine at at least one con, because later she asked fans to not use flash to prevent it from happening again. This request was apparently not honored, because she has recently begun to wear dark sunglasses at cons, especially during the photo ops at the beginning of her stage sessions.

Anyone who suffers from migraines can tell you that even if you manage to get it under control with medication, ebullience is not going to be one's predominant mood. I'm sure she was doing her best to be gracious.

Jerks (the culprits)!

I've got relatives who suffer from migraines, and I don't like it when flash is used.

First off, her primary love when it comes to work is not acting, it is dance choreography and dance in general. It is for dance in movies she is credited properly with her true first and last name; Cheryl McFadden.

Gates is her middle name, not her first name. She chooses to keep her acting and dance separate in crediting.

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She's a good hearted woman who is under acknowledged for what she loved doing most and worked hardest and longest at doing, who is acknowledged for something that's not exactly something she really put her heart fully into.

Come on, most trek fans don't even know her first name, call her "Gates." Ok, that may be a little bit her fault, keeping her different jobs apart by using her middle name for trek.

Next time anyone meets her, say "Hi Cheryl." it may make her a little more approachable when she could be a little off-standish.

Even though I knew this for so long ("Gates" sounds too weird for a first name, anyway), I shall definitely keep this respectfully in mind. Man, I wish she did more choreography work.

BTW, months ago I found it disheartening to find that she changed her "official" name at the University of Southern California, having used her full name before. Undue pressure from students?

By the way, does anyone remember Gates McFadden guest-starring in an episode of Party of Five? Completely hotness.

I agree: Something Out of Nothing is the name of the episode, and I've downloaded it!