On the heels of her Academy Award Show appearance and nomination, Gabourey Sidibe is ready to star in her next acting role. The Precious leading actress will make her way from the mean streets of ’80s Harlem to the cushy, modern-day Connecticut suburbs in the new SHOWTIME dark comedy series, THE BIG C.
Sidibe, who guest starred in the pilot episode, just signed on as a recurring guest star in the half-hour series, which is headlined by multiple award-winner Laura Linney as Cathy, a repressed suburban wife and mother who reclaims her life after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Oliver Platt (2012) stars as her immature, but well-meaning husband. Sidibe will play a smart-alecky student in Cathy’s class. THE BIG C, which will begin shooting 13 episodes in May is scheduled for a late summer premiere.
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First I want to say that I think Gabby looked beautiful at the Oscars and I am so excited to see this young woman blossom into the star she’s destined to be.