Gaburi "Gabby" Sidibe is an American actress and director. Winner of awards: Sputnik, Independent Spirit, National Council of Film Critics, MTV, NAACP Image Award. Nominee for awards: Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild of the USA.
Gaburi never thought that she would become an actress. She was in college when a friend invited her to cast for a role in the new Treasure project.
The girl decided to think about it and went to school, but the road on which she usually went to college was blocked due to the filming of the film. Gaburi suggested that this was a sign of fate and decided to go to the audition. The event really became a turning point in the life of Sidibé.
Having played the main role in "Treasure", the actress became famous not only in her country, but all over the world. The work in the film brought Sidiba rave reviews from film critics and many awards and nominations.
In the creative biography of Gaburi, there are about two dozen roles in television and film projects. The audience knows it from the films: "Treasure", "Seven Psychopaths", "How to Steal a Skyscraper", "American Horror Story", "Empire".
Biography facts
The future actress was born in the spring of 1983 in the United States. Her mother was a teacher at the school. But then she quit her job to become a street singer and musician. My father worked as a taxi driver. Gabouri has African American and Senegalese roots.
The girl's parents divorced when she was very young. Her mother was involved in her upbringing. The family lived in a poor quarter of America and struggled to make ends meet. Then Gaburi decided that she would definitely get a good education and find a prestigious job in order to get out of the position in which she found herself.
During her school years, Gaburi took part in theatrical productions, like many of her friends, but she never dreamed of becoming an actress.
Further education Sidibe received at once in three colleges: Mercy College, New York City College and Manhattan Community College. She studied psychology and sociology and was going to become a professional psychologist. Sidibe indeed received a degree in social psychology, but her further fate completely changed when the girl was cast for the lead role in the movie "Treasure".
Film career
Gaburi got her first role, which brought fame and fame, almost by accident. Going to the casting of a new project, the girl did not even imagine and did not dream that she could get the main role. But luck smiled at her: Sidibe found herself in the world of cinema.
The drama "Treasure" was released in 2009. The film immediately glorified its creators and the young actress Gaburi Sidibé.
The plot of the picture takes place in the American ghetto. A young woman who is overweight and pregnant is offered an alternative school, where her life can change completely.
The picture was highly appreciated by viewers and film critics. The tape received several awards and nominations for the Oscar, Golden Globe, British Academy, MTV, Screen Actors Guild. The film was also presented at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won three awards, and at the annual San Sebastiano International Film Festival. There, the film won the Audience Award and a Special Prize from the Spanish television channel TVE.
After such a successful start in the cinema of Gaburi, new proposals came from directors and producers.
Sidibe has starred in many popular television and film projects: "Big R", "How to Steal a Skyscraper", "Seven Psychopaths", "Drunken Story", "BoJack Horse", "Brothers from Grimsby".
One of the most significant works Gaburi considers the role in the famous TV series "American Horror Story". She appeared in the project in 2013 and starred in four seasons: Sabbath, Freak Show, Hotel and Apocalypse.
In 2015, Sidibe joined the main cast of the series "Empire", where she is still filming.
There is practically no information about Gaburi's personal life. She is not married and devotes all her time to cinema.
