Gabriele Libbach, born in 1957 in Hannover, is a seasoned German voice and radio actress who began her career at the age of twelve. Her extensive body of work spans several decades and includes thousands of roles in dubbing, audio dramas, and audiobooks, making her one of the most recognized voices in German-language media.

Libbach's early work was heavily focused on radio plays and audio dramas for children. She was involved in numerous popular series, including roles in "Hanni und Nanni," "TKKG," and "Die Drei Fragezeichen". Her voice also featured in productions like "Black Beauty" and the German version of "Sesamstraße". In addition to her voice work, Libbach has experience as a stage actress, with engagements at venues such as the Kiel Opera House and several theaters in Hamburg.

A significant portion of her career is dedicated to dubbing foreign-language films and television series into German. She is known as the German standard voice for actress Melina Kanakaredes, whom she dubbed in the series "Providence" and later as Detective Stella Bonasera in "CSI: NY". She also frequently dubbed actress Ornella Muti in various films. Her other notable dubbing credits include providing the voice for Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher in the VHS version of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Yvonne Craig as Batgirl in the 1960s "Batman" series, and various roles in popular shows like "The Golden Girls" and "The King of Queens".

Beyond live-action, Libbach has an extensive portfolio in animation and video games. She was the original German voice for the iconic video game character Lara Croft in the first two "Tomb Raider" games. In the realm of anime, she voiced Kino in "Snow White with the Red Hair" and provided the German voice for The Divine Voice, originally portrayed by Kikuko Inoue, in the series "So I'm a Spider, So What?". Her voice is also familiar to audiences from animated films and series such as "Ooops! Die Arche ist weg..." and "Zoés Zauberschrank" (Chloe's Closet).

Libbach's voice has also entered the public sphere through her work as a narrator for radio and television documentaries and as the voice for various navigation systems and the automated traffic report for WDR radio. Her voice was even digitized by the company Nuance and used as a foundation for speech synthesis on Apple Mac computers.