Acting

Gabourey Sidibe

Born 1983-05-06 · New York City, New York, USA

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).

Credits

Newest first

Be Happy
Director
2026
Give Me Back My Daughter
as Renee
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
StuGo
as Francis (voice)
2025
The Prank Panel
as Self
2023
Black Barbie
as Self
2023
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Emily Harris
2022
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
Executive Producer
2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
Asking For It
as Rudy
2022
Santa Inc.
as Goldie (voice)
2021
American Horror Stories
as Jaslyn Taylor
2021
All In: The Fight for Democracy
as Self
2020
Antebellum
as Dawn
2020
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
Come As You Are
as Sam
2020
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
as Nana
2019
Hair Love
Associate Producer
2019
The Tale of Four
Director
2017
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
as (voice)
2016
Grimsby
as Banu
2016
Gravy
as Winketta
2015
Difficult People
as Denise
2015
Empire
as Becky
2015
Empire
Director
2015
Top Five
as Gabourey Sidibe
2014
Life Partners
as Jen
2014
White Bird in a Blizzard
as Beth
2014
BoJack Horseman
as Tamara (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Seven Psychopaths
as Sharice
2012
Tower Heist
as Odessa Montero
2011
American Horror Story
as Queenie
2011
American Horror Story
as Regina Ross
2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
Yelling To The Sky
as Latonya Williams
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
The Big C
as Andrea Jackson
2010
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
as Precious
2009
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2009
Chelsea Lately
as Self
2007
American Dad!
as Gabourey Sidibe
2005
American Dad!
as Party Girl (voice)
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Rose Moon
as Rose King
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Rose Moon
Executive Producer
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