Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Known for
Acting
Born
May 6, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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

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Filmography

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Rose Moon

Rose Moon

Movie · as Rose King

2025
Give Me Back My Daughter poster

Give Me Back My Daughter

Movie · as Renee

2025
StuGo poster

StuGo

TV · as Francis (voice) · 40 eps

2025
Number One on the Call Sheet poster

Number One on the Call Sheet

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Black Barbie poster

Black Barbie

Movie · as Self

2023
The Prank Panel poster

The Prank Panel

TV · as Self · 9 eps

2022
All I Didn't Want for Christmas poster

All I Didn't Want for Christmas

Movie · as Emily Harris

2022
Asking For It poster

Asking For It

Movie · as Rudy

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Santa Inc. poster

Santa Inc.

TV · as Goldie (voice) · 8 eps

2021
American Horror Stories poster

American Horror Stories

TV · as Jaslyn Taylor · 1 ep

2020
Come As You Are poster

Come As You Are

Movie · as Sam

2020
Antebellum poster

Antebellum

Movie · as Dawn

2020
All In: The Fight for Democracy poster

All In: The Fight for Democracy

Movie · as Self

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play poster

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Movie · as Nana

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2016
Grimsby poster

Grimsby

Movie · as Banu

2016
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio poster

Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio

TV · as (voice) · 10 eps

2015
Gravy poster

Gravy

Movie · as Winketta

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Becky · 98 eps

2015
Difficult People poster

Difficult People

TV · as Denise · 12 eps

2014
White Bird in a Blizzard poster

White Bird in a Blizzard

Movie · as Beth

2014
Life Partners poster

Life Partners

Movie · as Jen

2014
Top Five poster

Top Five

Movie · as Gabourey Sidibe

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as Tamara (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Seven Psychopaths poster

Seven Psychopaths

Movie · as Sharice

2011
Tower Heist poster

Tower Heist

Movie · as Odessa Montero

2011
Yelling To The Sky poster

Yelling To The Sky

Movie · as Latonya Williams

2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Movie

2011
American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story

TV · as Queenie, Regina Ross · 28 eps

2010
The Big C poster

The Big C

TV · as Andrea Jackson · 14 eps

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire poster

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Movie · as Precious

2009
The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2007
Chelsea Lately poster

Chelsea Lately

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Gabourey Sidibe, Party Girl (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep