Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe  born May 6, 1983 is an American actress who made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.


Early life


Sidibe was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Harlem. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is an African-American R&B and gospel singer who appeared on the fifth season of America's Got Talent on June 15, 2010; her Senegal-born father, Ibnou Sidibe, is a cab driver. She has attended Borough of Manhattan Community College, City College of New York, and Mercy College.




Career


In Precious, Sidibe plays the central character, Claireece "Precious" Jones, an illiterate, obese 16-year-old girl with two children (both of whom are the products of being raped by her father) trying to escape abuse at the hands of her parents. The film won numerous awards, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award. On December 15, 2009, she was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her performance in Precious.
Her next film, Yelling to the Sky, was a Sundance Lab project directed by Victoria Mahoney and starring Zoe Kravitz, in which she plays a bully. Sidibe appears in the Showtime network series entitled The Big C.
In 2011, Sidibe voiced a party girl character in "Hot Water", the season 7 premiere of American Dad.




Filmography


Film and television
2009 Precious Claireece "Precious" Jones Black Reel Award for Best Actress
Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Hollywood Film Award for Rising Star Award
Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance Female
Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Women's Film Critics Circle Award for Best Young Actress
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Alliance of Woman Film Journalists Award for Best Actress
Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated- Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Breakout Star
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actress
Nominated - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble
2010-present The Big C Andrea Jackson 16 episodes; Recurring season 1, Main season 2
2011 Yelling to the Sky Latonya Williams
American Dad Party Girl 1 episode
Tower Heist Odessa Montero Post-production




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