Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

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).

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • as Self

Conan

Conan

2010 • as Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Filmography

2025

Give Me Back My Daughter
Give Me Back My Daughter
as Renee
Movie - Released: 4/5/2025
StuGo
StuGo
as Francis (voice)
TV - Released: 1/1/2025
StuGo
StuGo
as Kelp Wizard (voice)
TV - Released: 1/1/2025
StuGo
StuGo
as Svetlana (voice)
TV - Released: 1/1/2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
TV - Released: 3/27/2025

2023

Black Barbie
Black Barbie
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2023
The Prank Panel
The Prank Panel
as Self
TV - Released: 5/24/2023

2022

All I Didn't Want for Christmas
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Emily Harris
Movie - Released: 12/7/2022
Asking For It
Asking For It
as Rudy
Movie - Released: 3/4/2022
Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/12/2022

2021

Santa Inc.
Santa Inc.
as Goldie (voice)
TV - Released: 12/2/2021
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories
as Jaslyn Taylor
TV - Released: 7/15/2021

2020

Come As You Are
Come As You Are
as Sam
Movie - Released: 2/14/2020
Antebellum
Antebellum
as Dawn
Movie - Released: 9/2/2020
All In: The Fight for Democracy
All In: The Fight for Democracy
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/9/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020

2019

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
as Nana
Movie - Released: 8/16/2019
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2016

Grimsby
Grimsby
as Banu
Movie - Released: 2/24/2016
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
as (voice)
TV - Released: 7/10/2016

2015

Gravy
Gravy
as Winketta
Movie - Released: 10/2/2015
Empire
Empire
as Becky
TV - Released: 1/7/2015
Difficult People
Difficult People
as Denise
TV - Released: 8/5/2015

2014

White Bird in a Blizzard
White Bird in a Blizzard
as Beth
Movie - Released: 8/14/2014
Life Partners
Life Partners
as Jen
Movie - Released: 12/5/2014
Top Five
Top Five
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/12/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Tamara (voice)
TV - Released: 8/22/2014

2012

Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths
as Sharice
Movie - Released: 10/12/2012

2011

Tower Heist
Tower Heist
as Odessa Montero
Movie - Released: 11/2/2011
Yelling To The Sky
Yelling To The Sky
as Latonya Williams
Movie - Released: 3/11/2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Movie - Released: 3/13/2011
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Queenie
TV - Released: 10/5/2011
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Regina Ross
TV - Released: 10/5/2011

2010

The Big C
The Big C
as Andrea Jackson
TV - Released: 8/16/2010
Conan
Conan
as Self
TV - Released: 11/8/2010

2009

Precious
Precious
as Claireece "Precious" Jones
Movie - Released: 11/6/2009
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/14/2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009

2005

American Dad!
American Dad!
as Gabourey Sidibe
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Party Girl (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
SNL Digital Shorts
SNL Digital Shorts
TV - Released: 12/3/2005

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV - Released: 1/26/2003

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
TV - Released: 10/11/1975