America's Got Talent contestant Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar-nominated Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe, is dead at 72. On March 25, 2025, the singer died in New York City, an obituary published by Sconiers Funeral Home in Columbus,

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,