Alice Tan Ridley, a New York City subway singer who gained fame in her 50s after a show-stopping appearance on “America’s Got Talent,” has died at age 72. Ridley was also the mother of Oscar-nominated ...

The mother of ‘Precious' actress Gabourey Sidibe spent 30 years as an underground performer before hitting it big on ‘America’s Got Talent.’ By Mike Barnes, Ethan Millman Alice Tan Ridley, who spent ...

While helping her daughter, Gabourey Sidibe, pursue her dream as an actress, Alice Tan Ridley also sought to find her footing in the music industry. Spending years performing in the subways of New ...

Actor Gabourey Sidibe, left, poses in 2011 with her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, who died last month. The "America's Got Talent" alumna was 72. (Rob Kim / Getty Images) Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who ...

Alice Tan Ridley, who competed on America's Got Talent in 2010 after decades of performing in New York City subway stations, died on March 25 at age 72, according to an obituary from her family.

Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who shared her powerful vocals on the New York City subway before performing on "America's Got Talent" and the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, has died. Ridley died ...