Gabourey Sidibe
Sidibe in 2015, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 6, 1983
Ethnicity:
*Senegalese (father)
*African-American (mother)
Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress and author. She has starred in the film Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and on the show American Horror Story.
Her name is pronounced GAB-ə-ray SID-i-bay. Her father, Ibnou Sidibe, is a Senegalese-born taxi driver. The surname Sidibe is of Fulani origin. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is African-American, originally from Georgia, and was an R&B singer. Her aunt is activist, public speaker, author, and pioneering African-American small business owner Dorothy Pitman Hughes. She was studying for a psychology degree at Mercy College when the opportunity to audition for Precious came up.
Gabourey is married to talent manager Brandon Frankel, with whom she has two children.
Gabourey’s maternal grandparents likely are named Ray Ridley and Lessie.
Sidibe in 2009, photo credit: gdcgraphics
I wonder can she sing like her mother,because that woman has true vocal talent
TJ is obviously some God or Goddess,,,,,lmFao Your comments suggest you should be so lucky to wipe the ground she walks on. Do something about that hate and ignorance.
She has handled her celebrity with such class and dignity. From what we have seen of her, she seems very likeable. Yes….Beautiful in every sense of the word. I am happy for her success. Good Luck Gabby.
she is the gyrl version of biggie- fat, black, and ugly!!
She is beautiful from the inside. She always looks glowing.