Gabourey Sidibe

Acting

Gabourey Sidibe

Born May 6, 1983New York City, New York, USA43 credits

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

Be Happy
7.7

Be Happy

Movie

2026

Give Me Back My Daughter
4.0

Give Me Back My Daughter

Movie

2025

Number One on the Call Sheet
4.3

Number One on the Call Sheet

TV

2025

StuGo
4.4

StuGo

TV

2025

The Prank Panel
6.3

The Prank Panel

TV

2023

Black Barbie
6.2

Black Barbie

Movie

2023

Filmography

Be Happy
2026Be HappyDirectorMovie
Give Me Back My Daughter
2025Give Me Back My Daughteras ReneeMovie
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025Number One on the Call Sheetas SelfTV
StuGo
2025StuGoas Francis (voice)TV
The Prank Panel
2023The Prank Panelas SelfTV
Black Barbie
2023Black Barbieas SelfMovie
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
2022All I Didn't Want for Christmasas Emily HarrisMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Asking For It
2022Asking For Itas RudyMovie
Santa Inc.
2021Santa Inc.as Goldie (voice)TV
American Horror Stories
2021American Horror Storiesas Jaslyn TaylorTV
All In: The Fight for Democracy
2020All In: The Fight for Democracyas SelfMovie
Antebellum
2020Antebellumas DawnMovie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
Come As You Are
2020Come As You Areas SamMovie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
2019School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Playas NanaMovie
The Tale of Four
2017The Tale of FourDirectorMovie
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
2016Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepioas (voice)TV
Grimsby
2016Grimsbyas BanuMovie
Gravy
2015Gravyas WinkettaMovie
Difficult People
2015Difficult Peopleas DeniseTV
Empire
2015Empireas BeckyTV
Top Five
2014Top Fiveas Gabourey SidibeMovie
Life Partners
2014Life Partnersas JenMovie
White Bird in a Blizzard
2014White Bird in a Blizzardas BethMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Tamara (voice)TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Seven Psychopaths
2012Seven Psychopathsas ShariceMovie
Tower Heist
2011Tower Heistas Odessa MonteroMovie
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Storyas QueenieTV
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10Movie
Yelling To The Sky
2011Yelling To The Skyas Latonya WilliamsMovie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
The Big C
2010The Big Cas Andrea JacksonTV
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphireas PreciousMovie
The Jay Leno Show
2009The Jay Leno Showas SelfTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Chelsea Lately
2007Chelsea Latelyas SelfTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Gabourey SidibeTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV