Gabourey Sidibe (pronounced SIH-deh-bay), known as Gabby, is a film actress who made her debut in the 2009 film Precious. The film won the Sundance Film Festial Grand Jury award. In Precious, Sidibe stars as Claireece "Precious" Jones, an abused, illiterate 16-year-old growing up in Harlem who is given hope when she starts attending an alternative school.http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/59419/ Sidibe has been nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress and was also nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Precious.http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/

Sidibe will appear in the upcoming movie Yelling to the Sky with Don Cheadle. She has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award (2010) as Best Female Lead for her role in Precious. She won the Rising Star Award and the Outstanding New Talent award from the Hollywood Film Awards and the Satellite Awards, respectively. http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/59419/

On April 1, one of Gabourey Sidibe's representatives confirmed that the actress will host Saturday Night Live on April 24. There were rumors that the musical guest would be Justin Timberlake, who Sidibe says she has a crush on, but the rep said that such rumors were false. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20356902,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+people%2Fheadlines+%28PEOPLE.com%3A+Top+Headlines%29 It will be a homecoming of sorts for Sidibe, who was born in Harlem. The appearance is part of a whirlwind several months for the previously unknown actress, which has included a starring role in a hit movie and nominations for some of the film industry's premier awards.

"I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don’t like myself, there’s no reason to even live the life. I love the way I look. I’m fine with it. And if my body changes, I’ll be fine with that."--Gabourey Sidibe.http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/59419/