Gabourey Sidibe Bio
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Constellation: Taurus
- Born In: Bedford-Stuyvesant,
- Birthday: 19830506
- Profession:Actress
- Other Names:Gabby
- Photos: 5
Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, the star of Precious (2009), was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is a former special education teacher who gave up her career and became a street performer/singer, while her father, Ibnou Sidibe, is a cab driver. Her mother is African-American and her father is Senegalese. Her parents split when she was a youngster and Gabby grew up in Harlem. Though she was cast in school plays as a child, Sidibe had no inter
