# Susan Gibney

Susan Gibney (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress.

## Early life and education

Gibney was born in Manhattan Beach, California. She moved to Webster, New York, at a young age, returned to California several times, returning to Webster in 2004. She attended State University College at Buffalo with a major in theater and, after serving as a theater intern in New York City, finished her bachelor’s degree at Empire State College. She later earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.

## Career

On television, Gibney portrayed Maggie Harris on Happy Family,$^{:431}$ Janis Archer on Diagnosis: Murder,$^{:257}$ and Rene Walcott on Crossing Jordan. She appeared twice on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Leah Brahms, once in the episode "Booby Trap" and later in "Galaxy's Child". She also appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in the episodes "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost", as Commander (later Captain) Erika Benteen. She was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager, but did not get the role. She was later considered for the role of Seven of Nine and tested twice. She was also considered for the role of the Borg Queen in the film Star Trek: First Contact.
Post Star Trek, Gibney has appeared in a number of movies, the most critically acclaimed one being We Are Still Here, a 2015 American horror film written and directed by Ted Geoghegan.
In 2022 she reprised her role as Dr. Leah Brahms, in the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode "Mining the Mind's Mines."

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1991 | And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird | Alice Woods |
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Cheryl Lynn |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Vivian |
| 1997 | Dinner and Driving | Barbara |
| 2001 | Besotted | Vicky |
| 2002 | Derailed | Madeline Kristoff |
| 2010 | The Hammer | Janet Hamill |
| 2015 | We Are Still Here | Maddie |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Spenser: For Hire | Molly Sears | "McAllister" |
| 1988 | The Equalizer | Angela Drake | "Always a Lady" |
| 1989 | Columbo | Madge | "Sex and the Married Detective" |
| 1989 | Alien Nation | Harriet Beecher | "Fountain of Youth" |
| 1989 | L.A. Law | Lucy Blanchard | "Lie Down and Deliver" |
| 1989–1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Leah Brahms | "Booby Trap" & "Galaxy's Child" |
| 1994 | One Life to Live | Dr. Grace Atherton | TV series |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Karen | "Sins of the Father" |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Genevieve Ducasse | "Death By Extermination" |
| 1994–1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Det. Tanis Archer | Recurring role |
| 1995 | Due South | Suzanne Chapin | "You Must Remember This" |
| 1995 | Chicago Hope | Deputy D.A. Johnson | "Internal Affairs" |
| 1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | Kia | "I Was a Teenage Lesbian" |
| 1995 | Pride & Joy | Donna | "Genius" |
| 1995–1996 | The Client | Claudette Gaines | "Child's Play" & "Sympathy for the Devil" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Cmdr., then Capt., Erika Benteen | "Homefront" & "Paradise Lost" |
| 1996 | Unforgivable | Beth French | TV film |
| 1996 | The Secret She Carried | Judy | TV film |
| 1996 | Bedtime | Liz | TV series |
| 1997 | The Cape | Sylvia | TV series |
| 1997 | JAG | Lt. Linda Nivens | "Trinity" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Kim | "Hope & Prey" |
| 1999 | Evolution's Child | Beth Lider | TV film |
| 1999 | Nash Bridges | Melissa Toland | "Get Bananas" |
| 1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Maya | "Gangland: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2000 | Cabin by the Lake | Regan | TV film |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Charlotte Meridian | "Pilot" |
| 2000–2001 | The Fearing Mind | Cynthia Fearing | Main role |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Natalie Doyle | "After Life" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Charlotte Meridian | "And Then There Were None" |
| 2002 | For the People | Susan | "Pawns" |
| 2002 | Judging Amy | Ms. Reilly | "Every Stranger's Face I See" |
| 2002 | Becker | Helen | "Chris-Mess" |
| 2002–2007 | Crossing Jordan | DA Renee Walcott | Recurring role |
| 2003 | 24 | Anna | "Day 2: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m." |
| 2003–2004 | Happy Family | Maggie Harris | Main role |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Dr. Elizabeth Walker | "Mercy" |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Dr. Linda Deaton | "Derailed" |
| 2006 | The Jake Effect | Gwen Carlyle | "Parent Teacher Conference" |
| 2007 | Standoff | Allison Lehman | "Lie to Me" |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Jennifer | "Knight Rider" |
| 2008 | Lost | Dist. Atty. Melissa Dunbrook | "Eggtown" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Alice Burns | "Panama Red" |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Dr. Leah Brahms | "Mining the Mind's Mines" |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Tartuffe | Dorine | Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT |
| 1999 | Indian Ink | Flora Crewe | American Conservatory Theater, Geary Theater, San Francisco, CA |
| 2008 | Tis Pity She's a Whore | Hippolita | American Conservatory Theater, Geary Theater, San Francisco, CA |