Saniyya Sidney Biography
Saniyya Sidney is an American actress. Sidney started acting in 2012, with a minor role as Amity in the short horror film The Babysitters.
Saniyya Sidney Age
She was born on 30 October 2006,in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Sidney is 17 years old as of October 2023.
Saniyya Sidney Height
Sidney stands at a height of 5′ 5″ (1.65 m).
Saniyya Sidney Family
Attempts to establish the identities of her family, her mother, and her father were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not known whether she has any siblings.
Saniyya Sidney Career
Her accomplishments include nominations for three Black Reel Awards, two Critics’ Choice Awards, an NAACP Image Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Sidney rose to prominence after appearing in independent and short films, including the horror series American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016). Her breakout role occurred in the period drama film Fences (2016), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast Performance in a Motion Picture. She participated in the biographical picture Hidden Figures (2016) and the superhero flick Fast Color (2018) before being praised for her starring role in FOX’s vampire drama The Passage (2019) and her portrayal of young Venus Williams in King Richard (2021). For the latter, she received a nomination for the Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.
Sidney started acting in 2012, with a minor role as Amity in the short horror film The Babysitters. She then appeared as Kizzy Waller in the miniseries Roots before landing a recurring part as Flora Harris in the horror television series American Horror Story: Roanoke, which was her breakout performance. Both were played in 2016. Sidney played Raynell Maxson in the period drama film Fences, as well as Constance Johnson in the biographical drama film Hidden Figures, both of which were released in December 2016. The films were critically lauded, with the former picture earning her nominations for the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance.
Sidney then acted in the superhero picture Fast Color as Lila, Ruth’s daughter, which premiered at the South by Southwest film festival on March 10, 2018. The picture was released in theaters the next year. In January 2019, Sidney was cast in the lead character of Amy Bellafonte in the television series The Passage, for which her performance was greatly lauded. The series was canceled after one season. In the same year, she played Riley in the Netflix comedy special Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, which premiered in February. Sidney plays Venus Williams, Richard Williams’ daughter, in the 2021 biographical drama picture King Richard, which also stars Will Smith.
She had never played tennis before accepting the job and had to learn to play in Venus’ style, which included playing right-handed although Sidney is left-handed. She received critical acclaim for the role, with Variety magazine applauding her for “handling both the dramatic and athletic dimensions of their characters across a span of approximately three years.” She won multiple honors for her work, including nominations for the Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough work and the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. Sidney played Sasha Obama in the Showtime series The First Lady. Sidney was cast as Claudette Colvin in Anthony Mackie’s directorial debut, the drama picture Spark, in January 2022.
Saniyya Sidney Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars.
Saniyya Sidney Movies and TV Shows
2021 King Richard
2019 Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History
2018 Fast Color
2016 Fences
2016 Hidden Figures
2012 The Babysitters
2016 Roots
American Horror Story
2019 The Passage
2022 The First Lady
