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Cynthia Gibb
Gibb at SBIFF 2023
Born	Cynthia Lowrie Gibb (1963-12-14) December 14, 1963 (age 61) Bennington, Vermont, U.S.
Education	Staples High School
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1980–present
Known for	Fame Gypsy Youngblood Short Circuit 2 Holiday Affair The Karen Carpenter Story Mary Christmas
Spouse	Scott Kramer (divorced)
Children	3
Website	cynthiagibb.me

Cynthia Gibb (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress and former model who has starred in film and on television. She began her career as a cast member on the musical television drama Fame, based on the movie of the same name. She also appeared in the films Youngblood (1986), Salvador (1986), Malone (1987), Short Circuit 2 (1988) and Death Warrant (1990). She received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as Gypsy Rose Lee in the film Gypsy (1993).

Early life

Cynthia Lowrie Gibb was born December 14, 1963, in Bennington, Vermont, U.S. and grew up in Westport, Connecticut, and attended Staples High School.

Career

At the age of 14, she began assignments with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City. She was on the cover of Vogue and Young Miss magazines. She was cast for her first film role in 1980, as a Young Fan in the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories.

Gibb appeared in Youngblood, also starring Rob Lowe. She also played the role of Susan Martin Wyatt Carter on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow, appearing from 1981 to 1983. Gibb was a regular for three of the six seasons of the television series Fame, which aired from 1982 to 1987. She appeared in the Diagnosis: Murder movies in 1992 as Dr. Amanda Bentley. 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. In the TV adaptation of Gypsy, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film; she played the adult Gypsy Rose Lee opposite Bette Midler as Madame Rose.

Gibb later starred in the NBC sitcom Madman of the People (1994–1995), and UPN series Deadly Games (1995–1997). 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "Cynthia Gibb Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
2. "Today's top celebrity birthday list for December 14, 2018". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
3. "Cynthia Gibb Biography". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
4. ^ "Cynthia Gibb". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
5. ^ "Cynthia Gibb". goldenglobes.com. 1994.
6. Upperco, Jackson (June 6, 2018). "MSTV Flops: A Look at Madman of the People". jacksonupperco.com.
7. "Cynthia Gibb | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
8. ^ "Cynthia Gibb Awards". imdb (index source only). Retrieved August 29, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Cynthia Gibb at Rotten Tomatoes
• Cynthia Gibb at IMDb
• Cynthia Gibb at AllMovie

• Actresses from Vermont
• American film actresses
• American soap opera actresses
• American stage actresses
• American television actresses
• Living people
• People from Bennington, Vermont
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• Female models from Vermont
• 1963 births