Life and career

Gibb grew up in Westport, Connecticut, and got her big break at the age of 14 when she was discovered by the Eileen Ford Agency in New York City. She was on the cover of Vogue and Young Miss. Woody Allen saw her in one of those magazines and cast her in her first film role in his 1980 movie Stardust Memories.

In Salvador (1986), directed by Oliver Stone and starring James Woods, she portrayed an American lay missionary in El Salvador who was brutally raped and murdered.

Gibb is well known for her role on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Susan Martin Wyatt Carter from 1981 to 1983. She was also a regular for three seasons on the original Fame TV show and appeared in the first three Diagnosis: Murder movies in 1992 as Dr. Amanda Bentley. In the TV adaptation of Gypsy, for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Film, she starred as the adult Rose Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee, opposite Bette Midler as Mama Rose.

She later starred in the 1995 short lived TV series Deadly Games. She has also played in many TV movies, including the role of Karen Carpenter in The Karen Carpenter Story (1989). She played Mary Maloney opposite John Schneider in Mary Christmas.

Family

She has three children by former husband actor/producer Scott Kramer.

Other

Despite a popular misconception, Gibb is not related to the Bee Gees. In 1988, she received a sympathy card from a fan regarding Andy Gibb's recent death. She recalls, "I thought it was sweet, but at first I couldn't figure out who the heck 'Andy' was. Finally, it occurred to me."

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Stardust Memories	Young Girl Fan
1986	Youngblood	Jessie Chadwick
1986	Salvador	Cathy Moore
1986	Modern Girls	Cece
1987	Malone	Jo Barlow
1988	Jack's Back	Chris Moscari
1988	Short Circuit 2	Sandy Banatoni
1990	Death Warrant	Amanda Beckett
2002	Full Frontal	Pregnant Woman
2008	Beautiful Loser	Bonnie (adult)
2008	Fall of Hyperion	Jenni Hansen
2010	Nanny for Christmas, AA Nanny for Christmas	Samantha Ryland
2010	Funeral Planner, TheThe Funeral Planner	Cynthia Gibb
2013	Before I Sleep	Caroline

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981-1983	Search for Tomorrow	Susan 'Suzi' Martin Wyatt Carter	TV series
1983-1987	Fame	Holly Laird	25 episodes Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Drama Series (1984)
1989	Karen Carpenter Story, TheThe Karen Carpenter Story	Karen Carpenter	TV movie
1989	When We Were Young	Ellen Reese	TV movie
1990	Midnight Caller	Willi	Episode: "Three for the Money"
1990	Tales from the Crypt	Lorelei Phelps	Episode: "Korman's Kalamity"
1992	Diagnosis: Murder	Dr. Amanda Bentley	TV movie
1992	Drive Like Lightning		TV movie
1992	House on Sycamore Street, TheThe House on Sycamore Street	Dr. Amanda Bentley	TV movie
1993	Twist of the Knife, AA Twist of the Knife	Dr. Amanda Bentley	TV movie
1993	The Woman Who Loved Elvis	Emily	TV movie
1993	Gypsy	Louise / Gypsy Rose Lee	TV movie Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1994	Sin & Redemption	Billie Simms	TV movie
1994	Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story	Alexandra O'Hara	TV movie
1994-1995	Madman of the People	Meg Buckner	16 episodes
1995-1997	Deadly Games	Lauren Ashborne / The Girl	13 episodes
1996	Holiday Affair	Jodie Ennis	TV movie
1997	Volcano: Fire on the Mountain	Kelly Adams	TV movie
1997	Love-Struck	Emily Vale	TV movie
1997	High Stakes	Annie	TV movie
1997	Superman	Trish Mills (voice)	Episode: "Prototype"
1998	Earthquake in New York	Laura Rykker	TV movie
2000	This Is How the World Ends	Nicole Van Dyke	TV movie
2001	Wandering Soul Murders, TheThe Wandering Soul Murders	Jill Dempsey	TV movie
2001	Colder Kind of Death, AA Colder Kind of Death	Jill Dempsey	TV movie
2001	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Narrator (voice)	TV movie
2001	Judging Amy	Irene Kraft	Episode: "The Unforgiven"
2002	Division, TheThe Division	Donna Packard	Episode: "Hide and Seek"
2002	Mary Christmas	Mary Maloney	TV movie
2003	Crime of Passion, AA Crime of Passion	Frederica Dumay	TV movie
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Karen Campbell	Episode: "Poison"
2005	Missing	Dr. Susan Reynolds	Episode: "Patient X"
2006	7th Heaven	Betsey	Episode: "You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til He's Gone"
2007	Demons from Her Past	Marilyn Baxter	TV movie
2007	Family Lost, AA Family Lost	Valerie Williamson	TV movie
2007	Christie's Revenge	Miranda Colton	TV movie
2007	An Accidental Christmas	Vicky	TV movie
2008	Without a Trace	Tracie Duncan	Episode: "True/False"
2009	Criminal Minds	Kathy Gray	Episode: "Bloodline"
2010	Accused at 17	Jacqui Miller	TV movie
2011	Cinnamon	Professor Madeline Walters	TV movie

[ Source: Wikipedia ]