Susan Gibney (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress.
Gibney was born in Manhattan Beach, California. She moved to Webster, New York, at a young age and graduated in 1979 from Herbert W. Schroeder High School in Webster. Gibney returned to California several times, and back 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 bachelorâÂÂs degree at Empire State College. She later earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.
On television, Gibney portrayed Maggie Harris on Happy Family, Janis Archer on ', and Rene Walcott on Crossing Jordan. She appeared twice on ' as Dr. Leah Brahms, once in the episode "" and later in "Galaxy's Child". She also appeared on ', in the episodes "" and "", as Commander (later Captain) Erika Benteen. She was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on ', 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 '.
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 ' episode "Mining the Mind's Mines."