`Precious' Actress Sidibe To Appear In Showtime Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe will have a recurring guest star role on Showtime's new dark comedy series The Big C.

Sidibe, who earned a 2010 Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, guest appeared in the pilot episode of the series which stars Laura Linney as a repressed suburban wife and mother who reclaims her life after a terminal cancer diagnosis.

The Big C, created and written by Darlene Hunt, begins shooting its 13-episode freshman season in May for a late summer premiere, according to the network.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.