Gabourey Sidibe


Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress who made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. From 2010 to 2013, she was a main cast member of the Showtime series The Big C. Sidibe costarred on the television series American Horror Story Coven as Queenie and American Horror Story Freak Show as Regina Ross, and later reprised her role as Queenie in American Horror Story Hotel. She currently stars in the Fox musical drama series Empire as Becky Williams and in the Hulu original comedy series Difficult People as Denise.

Sidibe was born in BedfordStuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Harlem. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is an American RampB and gospel singer who appeared on the fifth season of Americas Got Talent, on June 15, 2010. Her father, Ibnou Sidibe, is from Senegal and is a cab driver. Growing up, Sidibe lived with her aunt, the noted feminist activist Dorothy Pitman Hughes. She has attended Borough of Manhattan Community College, City College of New York, and graduated from Mercy College. She worked at The Fresh Air Funds office as a receptionist before she went on to pursue a career in acting.

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