Nicknamed Tan, Ridley was born the seventh of eight children to Melton Lee and Lessie B. Ridley in Georgia's Charles Junction, which is now called Lumpkin. In 1969, she graduated from Stewart County ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of American actress Gabourey Sidibe, has passed away. According to an obituary released by the family, she died on March 25, 2025, at the age of 72. Ridley wasn't just ...

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.

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Precious and American Horror Story actor Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who performed for several decades in New York City subway stations, Harlem’s Cotton Club and other ...

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 ...