Alice Tan Ridley Daughter

Alice Tan Ridley is a 57-year-old mother who has spent much of her life singing in the subways of New York City in order to support and raise her children.

Gabourey Sidibe may be an Oscar-nominated screen star, but it was her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, who stole the spotlight and sang like a star on America’s Got Talent.

After providing for her family by singing in the subway, Ridley told the judges,