Editing Gates McFadden (section)

==Early life==
[[File:Gates August 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|McFadden in 2016]]
McFadden was born in [[Akron, Ohio]], and grew up in the nearby suburb of [[Silver Lake, Ohio|Silver Lake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gates_mcfadden/status/1564815694029459456 |title=Twitter Post - I was born in #Akron #Ohio at Akron General Hospital. |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=August 30, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Photo |url=https://gatespage.tumblr.com/post/731528280660934656/entries-in-silver-lake-schools-annual-spring-arts |year=1961 |publisher=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |access-date=January 11, 2024 |quote=...Cheryl McFadden, 12, of 3084 Merkle [sic] dr...}}</ref> She graduated high school from [[Old Trail School (Bath, Ohio)|Old Trail School]] in 1966.<ref>{{cite book |title=Vestigia 65 |url=https://gatespage.tumblr.com/post/733524252781887488/1966-senior-photo |year=1965 |publisher=Old Trail School |pages=46, 72–74, 78, 128}}</ref> She attended [[Brandeis University]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (''[[Latin honors|cum laude]]'') in the theatre arts, before moving to Paris, where she studied theatre with actor [[Jacques Lecoq]] at his [[L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq|school of physical theatre]]. McFadden is of Lithuanian descent on her mother's side.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/16sixJzFxJg Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20151127190235/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16sixJzFxJg Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16sixJzFxJg |title=DragonCon 2011 - Star Trek: The Next Generation - Friday panel |website=[[YouTube]] |date=September 17, 2011 |access-date=July 5, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>