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Susan Gibney

Actor

Susan Gibney

Born September 11, 1961 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA10 films

Susan Gibney is an American actress born on September 11, 1961, in Manhattan Beach, California. She moved to Webster, New York, at a young age and graduated from Herbert W. Schroeder High School. Gibney pursued theater studies at State University College at Buffalo, before earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the prestigious Yale School of Drama. She has a strong background in theater, including off-Broadway performances and extensive work in regional theaters across the U.S. On television, Gibney is known for roles such as Dr. Leah Brahms on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Commander (later Captain) Erika Benteen on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." She was considered for several key roles in the Star Trek franchise, including Captain Kathryn Janeway and Seven of Nine on "Star Trek: Voyager." Beyond Star Trek, Gibney has appeared in many TV series and films, including a critically praised role in the 2015 horror film "We Are Still Here." She reprised her Star Trek role in the animated series "Star Trek: Lower Decks" in 2022.

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We Are Still Here posterFirst watchWe Are Still Here20155.6as MaddieAfter the death of their college age son, Anne and Paul Sacchetti relocate to the snowswept New England hamlet of Aylesbury, a sleepy village where all is most certainly not as it seems.View film

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Derailed poster5.2Derailed2002The Great White Hype poster5.2The Great White Hype1996

Filmography

10 films as actor
  1. 2015We Are Still HereMaddie
  2. 2010The HammerJanet Hamill
  3. 2002DerailedMadeline Kristoff
  4. 2000Cabin by the LakeRegan
  5. 1999Evolution's Child
  6. 1996The Secret She CarriedJudy
  7. 1996The Great White HypeVivian
  8. 1996UnforgivableBeth French
  9. 1992The WaterdanceCheryl Lynn
  10. 1991And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!Alice Woods