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Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew. Actress: King Richard. Mikayla (pronounced mai/kay/luh) is an American actress and activist native to San Diego raised in Norfolk, Virginia by two United States Navy veterans.
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Sep 15, 2022 · Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew (Tunde Price) Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew joins the King Richard cast as Tunde Price, Venus and Serena Williams’ third half-sister from their mother’s previous...
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- Will Smith as Richard Williams
- Aunjanue Ellis as Oracene “Brandy” Price
- Saniyya Sidney as Venus Williams
- Demi Singleton as Serena Williams
- Jon Bernthal as Rick Macci
- King Richard Supporting Cast & Characters
Richard Williams is Serena and Venus Williams’ father and tennis coach before hiring someone to pay for their lessons. He struggled for years to support his daughters and get them in front of coaches who would take them on in a bid to get to the professional tennis level. In King Richard, the eponymous character is played by Will Smith, who is famo...
Oracene “Brandy” Price is a nurse, Richard Williams’ wife, and the mother of Venus and Serena Williams. She is played by Aunjanue Ellis in King Richard, an actress who is known best for her roles in HBO’s Lovecraft Country, When They See Us, Quantico, Ray, The Help, NCIS: Los Angeles, and the TV series Designated Survivor.
Venus Williams is a world-renowned professional tennis player and former World No. 1 in singles and doubles. In King Richard, Venus is portrayed in her youth in the years leading up to going pro. She is played by actress Saniyya Sidney, who is most famous for roles in Denzel Washington’s Fences, Roots, Hidden Figures, American Horror Story, the sho...
Serena Williams is often regarded as the greatest female tennis player of all-time, having won more than 20 slams in her career, which is more than any other player in history. Like Venus, she is shown as early to mid-teens in King Richard, where she is portrayed by Demi Singleton. The actress is best known for roles in Goldie and Godfather of Harl...
Rick Macci is a professional tennis coach who started the Rick Macci International Tennis Academy in 1985 in Florida, the location where Venus and Serena Williams go to train. Rick Macci is portrayed by Jon Bernthal, who is perhaps most famous for playing the titular role in Marvel Netflix’s The Punisher and Daredevil. But Bernthal has a pretty imp...
Tony Goldwyn As Paul Cohen - Paul Cohen is a top tennis coach in the United States. He coached the likes of John McEnroe and several other notable players. He’s the first coach Venus Williams has. He’s portrayed in King Richard by Tony Goldwyn, who has most notably starred in Scandal, Lovecraft Country, Ghost, The Mechanic, The Last Samurai, and Di...
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Feb 16, 2022 · In King Richard, Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew played Serena and Venus Williams' sister Yetunde Price, who was killed in 2003. Here's what it was like for Serena's daughter to see the portrayal.
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- Elyse Dupre
Dec 16, 2021 · Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew plays Tunde Price, Venus and Serena Williams’s oldest sister. Bartholomew told Essence last month that showcasing the humanity of Black girls is a key reason why...
Nov 18, 2021 · Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew played Tunde in King Richard and her mother Trina offered advice that was all about protection, and grace. “I think the best encouragement I can offer parents trying to protect Black girlhood and nurture their gifts is to lead with grace.
Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew stars as Tunde Price in King Richard, the eldest of five and well-loved sister to Venus and Serena Williams, the noted tennis legends centered in the film from...
