Gabourey Sidibe
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
as Precious
2009
Seven Psychopaths
as Sharice
2012
Tower Heist
as Odessa Montero
2011
Yelling To The Sky
as Latonya Williams
2011
White Bird in a Blizzard
as Beth
2014
Gravy
as Winketta
2015
Life Partners
as Jen
2014
Grimsby
as Banu
2016
Top Five
as Gabourey Sidibe
2014
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Emily Harris
2022
Black Barbie
as Self
2023
Come As You Are
as Sam
2020
Antebellum
as Dawn
2020
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
as Nana
2019
All In: The Fight for Democracy
as Self
2020
Asking For It
as Rudy
2022
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
Give Me Back My Daughter
as Renee
2025
TV Appearances
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
The Big C
as Andrea Jackson
2010
American Horror Story
as Queenie
2011
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Empire
as Becky
2015
StuGo
as Francis (voice)
2025
American Dad!
as Gabourey Sidibe
2005
Santa Inc.
as Goldie (voice)
2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Difficult People
as Denise
2015