Gabourey Sidibe

She is an American actress. Her date of birth is 6th May 1983. She is 36 years old. Her birthplace is Brooklyn, New York, her upbringing was done in Harlem by her aunt.

Quick Bio

Sidibe has earned an associate degree from Community College situated in Manhattan, and she also attended but was not able to get degree from City College which is located in New York city, and also from College named as Mercy College. She also had to work as a greeter before she started pursuing acting as her career.

The acting debut was done by Gabourey Sidibe in 2009 in the film Precious and that role earned Sidibe the award of Top Female Lead, along with selections in the various award shows to award her with the title of best actress. Sidibe’s mother is Alice Tan Ridley who is an American R&B and singer and she made an appearance on the America Got Talent’s 5th season. Her father's name is Ibnou Sidibe and he is from Senegal and is a cab driver by profession.

Movie Career

Sidibe started her movie career in 2009. Among her various movies in which she participated there are Tower Heist, Yelling to the sky, Life Partners, Gravy, Top Five, Grimsby and Grimsby. She has also been nominated for many awards and has won best actress award in 2009 and 2010.