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. It was during this period that she was cast for her first film role in 1980, as a Young Fan in the
Woody Allen film
Stardust Memories. In 1986, Gibb had her first female lead role as Jessie Chadwick in the sports drama
Youngblood, (1994–1995), and the
UPN series
Deadly Games (1995–1997). Over her career, Gibb has appeared in many various TV series, including
7th Heaven,
Judging Amy,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,
Without A Trace, and
Criminal Minds. Gibb has also appeared in many TV movies, most notably in the lead role of
Karen Carpenter in
The Karen Carpenter Story which aired on
CBS on January 1, 1989 and was the highest-rated TV movie of that year, She played
Dr. Amanda Bentley in a trio of
Diagnosis: Murder TV movies between 1992 and 1993. In 2002, she played Mary Maloney opposite
John Schneider in
Mary Christmas. == Filmography ==