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Gabourey Sidibe

Actress / Voice Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 05/06/1983 (40) | Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Gabourey "Gabby” Sidibe ( GAB-ə-ray SID-i-bay; 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). From 2010 to 2013, she was a main cast member of the Showtime series The Big C. Sidibe co-starred in the television series American Horror Story arcs Coven (2013–2014) as Queenie and Freak Show (2014–2015) as Regina Ross, and later reprised her role as Queenie in Hotel (2015–2016) and Apocalypse (2018). From ... ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Talk-Shows

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Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late. ...

Antebellum

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2020 | 3.1/5 | 1h 45min
Horror
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A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew ...

Tower Heist

FSK: 12+ years

2011 | 3.0/5 | 1h 44min
Action, Comedy
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A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu. ...

Seven Psychopaths

FSK: 16+ years

2012 | 3.4/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Crime
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Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must ...

Precious

FSK: 12+ years

2009 | 3.7/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne. ...

Empire

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2015 | 3.6/5 | 43min per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Gabourey Sidibe

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Okayafrica 100 Women Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Gabourey Sidibe as Actress(14)

as Rudy2022 Asking For It
as Emily Harris2022 All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as herself2020 All In: The Fight for Democracy
as Sam2020 Come As You Are
as Dawn2020 Antebellum
as Banu2016 Grimsby
as Winketta2015 Gravy
as Jen2014 Life Partners
as Beth2014 White Bird in a Blizzard
as herself2014 Top Five
as Sharice2012 Seven Psychopaths
as Odessa Montero2011 Tower Heist
as Latonya Williams2011 Yelling To The Sky
as Claireece "Precious" Jones2009 Precious

TV Shows/Series with Gabourey Sidibe as Actress(18)

as Gabby Brixton2024 1266
as herself2023 The Prank Panel
as Goldie (voice)2021 Santa Inc.
as Jaslyn Taylor2021 American Horror Stories
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Becky2015 Empire
as Denise2015 Difficult People
as Tamara (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Queenie2011 American Horror Story
as Andrea Jackson2010 The Big C
as herself2010 Conan
as herself2009 The Jay Leno Show
as Party Girl (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Self (voice)2005 American Dad!
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
??? Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host??? Saturday Night Live

Movies with Gabourey Sidibe as Crew(3)

Production/Executive Producer2022 All I Didn't Want for Christmas
Production/Associate Producer2019 Hair Love
Directing/Director2017 The Tale of Four

TV Shows/Series with Gabourey Sidibe as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2015 Empire

Additional Information

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Full Name: Gabourey Sidibe
Born: Friday, 05/06 1983 (May) in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 40 years + 348 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Mercy University, Washington Irving High School, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Mother: Alice Tan Ridley
Other names for Gabourey Sidibe (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ґабурі Сідібе"
"Ґеббі"
Gabourey Sidibe frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (35x, Actor)
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (29x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (24x, Actress)
Chris Diamantopoulos (24x, Actor)
Bill Hader (23x, Actor)
Will Forte (23x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (21x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (19x, Actress)
Patton Oswalt (19x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (19x, Actor)
Sacha Baron Cohen (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26896, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/10/2024