
Gabourey Sidibe
Department: Acting
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

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

Seven Psychopaths
2012

Tower Heist
2011

Yelling To The Sky
2011

White Bird in a Blizzard
2014

Gravy
2015

Life Partners
2014

Grimsby
2016

Top Five
2014

All I Didn't Want for Christmas
2022

Black Barbie
2023

Come As You Are
2020

Antebellum
2020

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
2019

All In: The Fight for Democracy
2020

Asking For It
2022

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

Give Me Back My Daughter
2025

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Tamron Hall
2019

The Jay Leno Show
2009

The Big C
2010

American Horror Story
2011

Saturday Night Live
1975

Empire
2015

StuGo
2025

American Dad!
2005

Santa Inc.
2021

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Difficult People
2015

American Horror Story
2011

American Horror Stories
2021

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

The Prank Panel
2023

Stars in the House
2020

BoJack Horseman
2014

American Dad!
2005

Conan
2010

Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
2016

Sherri
2022

Number One on the Call Sheet
2025

Chelsea Lately
2007

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009