Acting
Gabourey Sidibe
Born 1983-05-06
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Gabourey Sidibe
TV
Quick View
American Horror Story
2011
TMDB4.0
Movie
Quick View
Seven Psychopaths
2012
TMDB3.4
TV
Quick View
American Dad!
2005
TMDB3.5
TV
Quick View
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
TMDB2.5
TV
Quick View
BoJack Horseman
2014
TMDB4.3
Movie
Quick View
Tower Heist
2011
TMDB3.0
Movie
Quick View
Grimsby
2016
TMDB3.0
Movie
Quick View
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009
TMDB3.6
TV
Quick View
Saturday Night Live
1975
TMDB3.5
TV
Quick View
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
TMDB2.5
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (50 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Be Happy | Director | Movie | 2026 |
 | Give Me Back My Daughter | Renee | Movie | 2025 |
 | Number One on the Call Sheet | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | StuGo | Francis (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Prank Panel | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Black Barbie | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | All I Didn't Want for Christmas | Emily Harris | Movie | 2022 |
| All I Didn't Want for Christmas | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Sherri Shepherd Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Asking For It | Rudy | Movie | 2022 |
 | Santa Inc. | Goldie (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | American Horror Stories | Jaslyn Taylor | TV Series | 2021 |
 | All In: The Fight for Democracy | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Antebellum | Dawn | Movie | 2020 |
 | Stars in the House | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Come As You Are | Sam | Movie | 2020 |
 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2019 |
 | School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play | Nana | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hair Love | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Tale of Four | Director | Movie | 2017 |
 | Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio | (voice) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Grimsby | Banu | Movie | 2016 |
 | Gravy | Winketta | Movie | 2015 |
 | Difficult People | Denise | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Empire | Becky | TV Series | 2015 |
| Empire | Director | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Top Five | Gabourey Sidibe | Movie | 2014 |
 | Life Partners | Jen | Movie | 2014 |
 | White Bird in a Blizzard | Beth | Movie | 2014 |
 | BoJack Horseman | Tamara (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Seven Psychopaths | Sharice | Movie | 2012 |
 | Tower Heist | Odessa Montero | Movie | 2011 |
 | American Horror Story | Queenie | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Regina Ross | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Yelling To The Sky | Latonya Williams | Movie | 2011 |
 | Conan | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Big C | Andrea Jackson | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire | Precious | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Jay Leno Show | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Chelsea Lately | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | American Dad! | Gabourey Sidibe | TV Series | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Party Girl (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
| Rose Moon | Rose King | Movie | — | |
| Rose Moon | Executive Producer | Movie | — |