Cynthia Gibb (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress and former
model
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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
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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
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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
External links
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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