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Gabourey Sidibe

Actor, Director, ProducerBorn May 6, 1983 (42 years)
Gabourey Sidibe (born May 6, 1983) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, in addition to nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film roles include Tower Heist (2011), White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), Grimsby (2016) and Antebellum (2020).

Known For

  • Precious
  • Tower Heist
  • Empire (2015)
  • White Bird in a Blizzard
  • The Big C
  • Life Partners
  • Santa Inc.
  • Come As You Are
  • Difficult People
  • All I Didn't Want for Christmas
  • Give Me Back My Daughter
  • Gravy
  • Yelling to the Sky
  • Be Happy
  • StuGo
  • Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
  • Asking for It

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    2025
    StuGo (TV Series) · as Francis (voice)
    2022
    2021
    Asking for It · as Rudy
    2021
    Santa Inc. (TV Series) · as Goldie (voice)
    2021
    The Harper House (TV Series) · as Shauna Bradley
    2021
    American Horror Stories (TV Series) · as Jaslyn Taylor
    2020
    Antebellum · as Dawn
    2019
    Come As You Are · as Sam
    2016
    2016
    2015
    Gravy · as Winketta
    2015
    Difficult People (TV Series) · as Denise
    2015
    Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Becky
    2014
    Life Partners · as Jen
    2014
    2014
    BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Tamara (voice)
    2013
    Drunk History (TV Series) · as Ella Fitzgerald
    2012
    Seven Psychopaths · as Sharice
    2012
    Doc McStuffins (TV Series) · as Hilary Mole
    2011
    Tower Heist · as Odessa Montero
    2011
    American Horror Story (TV Series) · as Queenie
    2011
    Yelling to the Sky · as Latonya Williams
    2010
    The Big C (TV Series) · as Andrea Jackson
    2009
    Precious · as Precious
    2009
    Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Keisha

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