Saniyya Sidney Talks Breakout Year Playing Venus Williams And Sasha Obama
etcanada.comFrom playing tennis royalty to former First Daughter Sasha Obama, Saniyya Sidney is making her mark in Hollywood this year. Sidney portrays Obama in “The First Lady”, which reunited her with “Fences” co-star Viola Davis, who portrays Michelle Obama in the impending Showtime series. “She was like, ‘Dang girl, you’re not a little girl anymore.’ The last time I saw her, I was 10,” Sidney says. “She was amazing as Michelle Obama.
I can’t wait for the world to see it.” But, she is staying Swiss neutral as her beloved co-stars Will Smith and Denzel Washington are nominated for the same award.
Smith (“King Richard”) and Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) are both nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Sidney starred as Venus Williams alongside Smith in “King Richard” and worked with Washington on 2016’s “Fences”. “I knew this was going to happen eventually,” Sidney tells ET Canada. “I loved them both so much and they’re both my papas.
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