Gabourey Sidibe Biography
Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, and in 2010, she made her television debut by presenting the Gabourey Sidibe/MGMT episode of Saturday Night Live.
Gabourey Sidibe Age
She was born Gabourey MaLingair Sidibe on 6 May 1983, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States of America. Sidibe is 40 years old as of May 2023.
Gabourey Sidibe Height
Sidibe stands at a height of 5′ 5″ (1.65 m).
Gabourey Sidibe Family- Parents
Sidibe was born in New York City’s Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn and reared in Harlem. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is an American R&B and gospel singer who debuted on Season 5 of America’s Got Talent on June 15, 2010. Her father, Ibnou Sidibe, is from Senegal and works as a cab driver. Sidibe grew up alongside her aunt, the feminist campaigner Dorothy Pitman Hughes.
Gabourey Sidibe Husband
In November 2020, Sidibe announced her engagement to Brandon Frankel, a Cameo talent manager. The couple was married in March 2021.
Gabourey Sidibe Career
Sidibe’s debut film Precious, released in 2009, gained widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of Claireece, a teen sexually and physically tortured by her father and mother. She appeared alongside Mo’Nique and Mariah Carey in the film. In 2010, she made her broadcast debut, hosting the Gabourey /MGMT episode of Saturday Night Live. Sidibe made her television debut that same year, playing Andrea Jackson in the sitcom The Big C, and she remained with the show until 2013.In 2011, Sidibe appeared in the films In Yelling to the Sky and Tower Heist. She also appears in the television series American Dad! in 2011 and 2012.
Sidibe costarred as Queenie in the television series American Horror Story: Coven from 2013 until 2014. She returned for American Horror Story: Hotel (2015-2016) and Apocalypse (2018). In 2016, she directed The Tale of Four, a short film with a plot inspired by Nina Simone’s song Four Women.Gabourey participated on the Indie Pop band Foster the People’s music album in 2011, followed by Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx’s record in 2014. In 2017, she published the memoir This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare, which is a hilarious but difficult story of her hardships before breaking into the entertainment world.
Gabourey Sidibe Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 6 million dollars.
Gabourey Sidibe Movies
2023 The Prank Panel
2022 American Horror Stories
2022 All I Didn’t Want for Christmas
2021 Santa Inc.
2018 American Horror Story: Apocalypse
2017 BoJack Horseman
2016 American Horror Story
2016 Brad Neely’s
2016 Drunk History
2015–20 Empire
2015–17 Difficult People
2014 American Horror Story:
2013–14 American Horror Story
2012 American Dad!
2011 Glenn Martin, DDS
2011 American Dad!
2010–13 The Big C
2010 Saturday Night Live