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Alice Tan Ridley dead – America's Got Talent star and mum of Oscar-nominated actress dies aged 72
Alice Tan Ridley, who is the mother of Precious star Gabourey Sidibe and wowed with her incredible voice during her time on America's Got Talent in 2010, has died at the age of 72
Alice Tan Ridley has died at the age of 72Her audition for the famed talent show wowed judges Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan, and Howie Mandel. Sharon, moved by the power and beauty of Ridley's voice, wondered why such a talent had remained undiscovered: "Alice, millions of people must have gone back and forth on that subway over the 20 years. Now 41, Gabourey has carved out a stellar career for herself, lighting up the screen in films like Antebellum and White Bird in a Blizzard, and bagging major roles in hit TV series like Empire and American Horror Story.
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