Susan Gibney is an American actress.

Early life and education

Gibney was born in

Manhattan Beach, California Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast south of El Segundo, California, El Segundo, west of Hawthorne, California, Hawthorne and Redondo Beach, California, Red ...

. She moved to

Webster, New York Webster is a town in the northeastern corner of Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster. The population was 42,641 at the 2010 census. The town's motto is "Where Life Is Worth Living." ...

, at a young age, returned to California several times, returning to Webster in 2004. She graduated from

Buffalo State College The State University of New York College at Buffalo (colloquially referred to as Buffalo State College, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo State, or simply Buff State) is a public college in Buffalo, New York. It is part of the State University of Ne ...

with a major in

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

, and later earned a

Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...

degree from the

Yale School of Drama The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in e ...

Career

On television, Gibney portrayed Maggie Harris on '' Happy Family'', Janis Archer on '' Diagnosis: Murder'', and Rene Walcott on ''

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''. She appeared twice on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' as Dr. Leah Brahms, once in the episode "

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" and later in " Galaxy's Child". She also appeared on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', in the episodes " Homefront" and "

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", as Commander (later Captain) Erika Benteen. She was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', but did not get the role. She was later considered for the role of

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and tested twice. She was also considered, but likewise rejected, for the role of the

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in the film '' Star Trek: First Contact''. Post Star Trek, Gibney has appeared in a number of movies, the most critically acclaimed one being '' We Are Still Here'', a 2015 American horror film written and directed by

Ted Geoghegan Ted Geoghegan (born August 10, 1979) is an American filmmaker and publicist. He grew up in Great Falls, Montana, attending private and public schools and studying film extensively. He attended The University of Montana in Missoula, Montana and a ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibney, Susan Living people Actors from Manhattan Beach, California Buffalo State College alumni Yale School of Drama alumni American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from California People from Webster, New York 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)