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 ...

Ms. Ridley, whose death was reported this week, was the 7th child in a large family, born in Charles Junction, Georgia. She came to New York just after high school, in the early 70s. "I liked that it ...

The mother of ‘Precious' actress Gabourey Sidibe spent 30 years as an underground performer before hitting it big on ‘America’s Got Talent.’ By Mike Barnes, Ethan Millman Alice Tan Ridley, who spent ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died. She was 72. According to an obituary, she died on March 25 in New York City. Ridley was not just known for being the mother of the ...

By the time Alice Tan Ridley tried out for America's Got Talent in 2010, she had already led a tough, full, and interesting life. Her audition song aptly, was the Etta James classic, "At Last." Ms.

A beloved New York City subway singer who was launched into stardom on “America’s Got Talent” has died at age 72. Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25 in New ...