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Brad Balfour: Actor Gabby Sidibe Proves to Be The Girl for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Yahoo! Buzz Log found this 11/6/2009 on huffingtonpost.com

For a total newcomer like Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe to find a starring role in any film was beyond comprehension. But to find one where her ultra plus-sized frame proved to be an asset was more than extraordinary. Nonetheless, this daughter of R&B;/gospel singer Alice Tan Ridley and Senegalese father Ibnou Sidibe got the lead role in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and is now being touted as an Oscar contender. In director Lee Daniels ' devastating yet ultimately hopeful ...