Gabourey Sidibe at arrivals for New York Film Festival Centerpiece Screening of PRECIOUS, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, October 3, 2009. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection/Depositphotos *Gabourey Sidibe is grieving the loss of her mother,

Sidibe, mom to Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe and a contestant on NBC’s competition series America’s Got Talent, has died, according to her family. She was 72.

Alice “Tan” Ridley, past contestant on America’s Got Talent and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72. According to an obituary published on Legacy, the singer passed away on March 25, 2025, in New York City.