The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as an underground busker in New York City.

Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who shared her powerful vocals on 'America's Got Talent' and was the mother of Oscar nominee ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the talented singer who rose to fame as a star on America’s Got Talent, has died at age 72. Ridley, the ...

Alice “Tan” Ridley, past contestant on America’s Got Talent and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72.

Alice Tan Ridley, tmother of actor Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who found national fame in her late 50s on America's Got ...

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember Alice Tan Ridley, who busked in the New York City subways and reached the ...

Ridley is survived by two brothers — James D. "Jimmy" Ridley and Tommy Lee "Tom-Tom" Cherry — and two sisters, Julia Van ...

Alice Tan Ridley, mother of Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72. Before making it big on America’s ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25 in New York City. Her death was confirmed by her loved ones, including the “Precious” actress, 41, in an ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the AGT performer and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, passed away on March 25, 2025, in New York City, at the age of 72.