She was a paid singer at The Harlem’s Cotton Club for many years. Tan was a regular singer with her family members in the New ...

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

was best known for her time on the fifth season of “America’s Got Talent.” As daughter Gabourey received awards-season love for her moving performance in “Precious,” Ridley appeared on ...