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Ensign Gates was a flight controller aboard the USS Enterprise-D under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Service history

2366

She was on duty on the bridge when the Enterprise encountered a Zalkonian warship in late 2366. (TNG: "Transfigurations")

2367

She was working at an aft console of the bridge when the Enterprise was rapidly approaching a cosmic string due to the influence of two-dimensional lifeforms. (TNG: "The Loss")

Gates was also taking Mok'bara lessons in Worf's course. (TNG: "Clues")

She was enjoying a drink in Ten Forward after the ship had successfully delivered a spaceborne species dubbed Junior to the Alpha Omicron asteroid belt. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")

2368

Gates candlelight dinner

Gates enjoying a candlelight dinner

Gates manned the conn when the Enterprise-D went into orbit of El-Adrel IV and Captain Picard was kidnapped by the Children of Tama. (TNG: "Darmok")

She was one of the crew members held captive in Ten Forward by Ux-Mal terrorists while the Enterprise was in orbit of Mab-Bu VI in 2368. (TNG: "Power Play")

Gates manned the conn when the Enterprise crew assisted the J'naii during their rescue mission for their shuttle Taris Murn. She later set course for the Phelan system. (TNG: "The Outcast")

Gates served as conn officer during the mission to the Argolis Cluster and when the crew beamed the Borg Hugh aboard. (TNG: "I Borg")

She had a candlelight dinner together with a lieutenant serving on the Enterprise in late 2368. (TNG: "The Next Phase")

2369

Like in the last year, she took part in Worf's Mok'bara class. (TNG: "Man of the People")

Gates manned the conn when the Enterprise-D arrived at Tagra IV and received a call from Orn Lote. (TNG: "True Q")

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Gates in her Mok'bara outfit

She manned the conn when the Enterprise-D arrived at Relay Station 47 and investigated the case of Lieutenant Aquiel Uhnari and Lieutenant Keith Rocha. (TNG: "Aquiel")

Ensign Gates served as flight officer when the Enterprise-D answered a distress call from Ohniaka III and was attacked by a Borg ship. (TNG: "Descent")

2370

She was among one of the away teams which searched for Data and the Borg Crosis on an unnamed planet and was beamed back aboard the Enterprise-D where she remained her navigational station. (TNG: "Descent, Part II")

Ensign Gates served as flight officer when the Enterprise-D received a distress call from the Federation starship USS Raman and arrived at the coordinates to help the Raman. (TNG: "Interface")

She served at the conn when the Enterprise-D left the starbase and activated the new warp core. (TNG: "Phantasms")

Gates also manned the conn while the Enterprise-D was in orbit of Kesprytt III (TNG: "Attached") and when the two scientists Serova and Rabal beamed aboard the ship. (TNG: "Force of Nature")

She was off duty when she visited Ten Forward while Pran Tainer and Juliana Tainer came aboard the ship. (TNG: "Inheritance")

In an alternate quantum reality, Gates attended the surprise birthday party for Worf at his 30th in his quarters. Later she manned the conn, when the Cardassians under the command of Gul Nador attacked the Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Parallels")

Gates was frequently at the helm of the Enterprise-D during 2370, following the departure of Ensign Ro Laren. Gates was a capable officer, and her merits include piloting the Enterprise-D inside an asteroid. (TNG: "The Pegasus")

Gates helmed the conn when the Enterprise-D arrived at Boraal II after they received a distress call from Nikolai Rozhenko. Later she was ordered by Captain Picard to go to warp and responded "Aye, Sir.". (TNG: "Homeward")

As an extra, Robinson had no dialog and her voice was certainly a post-production voice.

She was part of the beta shift alongside Jae, which replaced the alpha shift, including Commander Riker and Sam Lavelle in 2370. She also had a drink in Ten Forward shortly after Ensign Sito Jaxa went missing and took again part in Worf's Mok'bara class, together with Martinez. (TNG: "Lower Decks")

In late 2370 she manned the conn when the Enterprise-D received a distress signal from the Vetar. She was replaced by Ro Laren. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")

Gates served as flight controller when the Enterprise-D investigated the temporal anomaly in the Devron system. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

Background

Ensign Gates was played by regular background actress Joyce Robinson who received no credit for her appearances and previously appeared as an Excelsior crewmember in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Gates was named after Gates McFadden, aka Dr. Beverly Crusher. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)

Appearances

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