Actor profile

Gabourey Sidibe

6th May 1983 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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).

18 Movies 25 TV Shows 44 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Give Me Back My Daughter poster

Give Me Back My Daughter 5th April 2025 as Renee

Black Barbie poster

Black Barbie 11th March 2023 as Self

All I Didn't Want for Christmas poster

All I Didn't Want for Christmas 7th December 2022 as Emily Harris

Asking For It poster

Asking For It 4th March 2022 as Rudy

All In: The Fight for Democracy poster

All In: The Fight for Democracy 9th September 2020 as Self

Antebellum poster

Antebellum 2nd September 2020 as Dawn

Come As You Are poster

Come As You Are 14th February 2020 as Sam

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play poster

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play 16th August 2019 as Nana

Grimsby poster

Grimsby 24th February 2016 as Banu

Gravy poster

Gravy 2nd October 2015 as Winketta

Top Five poster

Top Five 12th December 2014 as Gabourey Sidibe

Life Partners poster

Life Partners 5th December 2014 as Jen

White Bird in a Blizzard poster

White Bird in a Blizzard 15th October 2014 as Beth

Seven Psychopaths poster

Seven Psychopaths 12th October 2012 as Sharice

Tower Heist poster

Tower Heist 2nd November 2011 as Odessa Montero

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

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 13th March 2011

Yelling To The Sky poster

Yelling To The Sky 11th March 2011 as Latonya Williams

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

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire 6th November 2009 as Precious

Number One on the Call Sheet poster

Number One on the Call Sheet 27th March 2025 as Self

StuGo poster

StuGo 1st January 2025 as Francis (voice)

The Prank Panel poster

The Prank Panel 24th May 2023 as Self

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

Santa Inc. poster

Santa Inc. 2nd December 2021 as Goldie (voice)

American Horror Stories poster

American Horror Stories 15th July 2021 as Jaslyn Taylor

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio poster

Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio 10th July 2016 as (voice)

Difficult People poster

Difficult People 5th August 2015 as Denise

Empire poster

Empire 7th January 2015 as Becky

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Tamara (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story 5th October 2011 as Queenie

American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story 5th October 2011 as Regina Ross

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

The Big C poster

The Big C 16th August 2010 as Andrea Jackson

The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show 14th September 2009 as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 1st June 2009 as Self - Guest

Chelsea Lately poster

Chelsea Lately 16th July 2007 as Self

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Gabourey Sidibe

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Party Girl (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host