Cynthia Gibb

Cynthia Gibb (born December 14, 1963, in Bennington, Vermont, U.S.) is an American actress and former model who has starred in film and on television.^[1]

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 the 1986 war film Salvador, directed by Oliver Stone and starring James Woods, she portrayed an American lay missionary in El Salvador who was raped and murdered.

Gibb is well known for her role on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Susan "Suzi" 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.^[1] 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 the role of Mary Maloney opposite actor John Schneider (screen actor) in the Christmas movie, Mary Christmas (film).

Gibb stays active teaching and coaching private voice lessons from her studios in Los Angeles and her home state of Connecticut. She also judges several voice competitions both in the U.S. and abroad. She is 5'-4" tall.

She has three children, Emma, Audrey, and Ian.

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

References

External links

• Official website
• Cynthia Gibb at the Internet Movie Database
• Cynthia Gibb at AllRovi
• Cynthia Gibb on Facebook
• "LinkedIn"