- Born
- Birth nameSusan Marie Gibney
- Born in Manhattan Beach, California, Gibney moved to Webster, New York at a young age. She graduated from Buffalo State College in New York with a major in theater and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama. Living in New York after school, she appeared in several off-Broadway productions. After working in Los Angeles for three years, Gibney returned to New York to refresh her theatre roots. She landed a permanent place in Hollywood in 1996.
- IMDb mini biography by: Vicky
- RelativesPaul Howard Gibney(Sibling)Daniel P Gibney(Sibling)Patrick J Gibney(Sibling)Timothy Philip Gibney(Sibling)
- Was the original choice for the role of Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager (1995). Producer Rick Berman decided to hire Jeri Ryan instead since she embodied the "bombshell" image.
- She auditioned for the roles of Counselor Deanna Troi and Lt. Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) before Marina Sirtis and Denise Crosby were cast respectively. She was later a front runner for Captain Kathryn Janeway and Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) but Kate Mulgrew, Jeri Ryan and Alice Krige were cast in these roles.
- Auditioned for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) but was rejected because they felt she was too young.
- Worked as a New York chauffeur for 18 months to help pay for college.
- Sixth of eight siblings.
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