She joined the silent-film industry beginning in 1917, appearing with Oliver Hardy before acting as a leading lady in multiple Billy West films.

[1] At the age of 14 while living with her parents in Los Angeles in 1911, Gibson had a chance encounter with a Charlie Chaplin film production set in her local park, where she was convinced to take part as an extra.

Her successful acting convinced the director to make her a full member of The Charlie Chaplin Revue company and show.

[7] Gibson starred as the title character in the Winnie Winkle comedy film series first produced in 1926.

West alleged that Gibson had left him five years prior and stated that Michael Glaser was the reason for their separation.