The actress who will portray Sasha Obama in an upcoming television show has been found!
Saniyya Sidney has joined the cast of the Showtime series as the former first daughter, Deadline reveals.
She will star alongside Lexi Underwood, who will play Malia Obama. Find out more here!
“This first family is my source of inspiration. I am in divine gratitude to now be a part of their magnificent story. To portray you, Sasha Obama, makes my heart sing. @michelleobama @barackobama you are forever the gold standard. My mama @violadavis I am counting the seconds to see you again! @officiallexiunderwood so happy to have you as my sister Malia. To @showtime & my exquiste team @creativeartistsagency & Transcend Talent MGT thank you for helping me bring this milestone into my life.â¤ï¸,” Saniyya wrote on Instagram.
Lexi commented on her post, writing, “Congratulations!! I couldn’t be happier to have you as my sister â™¥ï¸ :)”
This project will also reunite Saniyya and Viola Davis, who will portray Michelle Obama, as they were in the movie Fences together. You may also recognize the young actress from Hidden Figures, season six of American Horror Story, or her most recent role in the show The Passage.
She will also be seen in the upcoming movie King Richard, where she plays a young Venus Williams!
Black-ish stars Marsai Martin, Marcus Scribner, and Miles Brown walk the carpet at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards’ Non-Televised Dinner on Friday (March 29) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
It was a big night for the young stars. Marsai won not one, but TWO awards – Best Performance by a Youth in a Series and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Marcus picked up Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Also in attendance were Jane the Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez with fiance Joe LoCicero, as well as The Passage‘s Saniyya Sidney and This Is Us‘ Lyric Ross and Lonnie Chavis.
FYI: Marsai is wearing a Bibhu Mohapatra dress and Nicholas Kirkwood shoes.
In Real Life looked so handsome at the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards!
The group – Sergio Calderon, Michael Conor, Chance Perez, Andrew Ramos and Brady Tutton – stepped out at the award ceremony on Saturday afternoon (March 23) at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.
They were also joined at the event by Stranger Things stars Caleb McLaughlin and Priah Ferguson.
Other attendees included Akira Akbar, Saniyya Sidney, Mary Mouser, Marcel Ruiz and Ava Kolker.
The 2019 Kids’ Choice Awards, hosted by DJ Khaled, will air TONIGHT at 8 PM on Nickelodeon.
FYI: Caleb is wearing a Kidsuper outfit and MSGM shoes.
Chandler Kinney stuns in a pink suit at the Fox TCA All-Star Party held at The Fig House on Wednesday night (February 6) in Los Angeles.
The Lethal Weapon star was joined at the annual bash by co-star Dante Brown and The Gifted‘s Skyler Samuels, Natalie Alyn Lind, Emma Dumont, and Jamie Chung.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Chandler Kinney
Last Man Standing stars Krista Marie Yu and Molly McCook, and The Passage‘s Saniyya Sidney were see at the party.
Check out all the fun pics from inside the party below!
Saniyya Sidney shows off her pearly white teeth with a big smile at the premiere of The Passage held at The Broad Stage on Thursday night (January 10) in Santa Monica, Calif.
The 12-year-old actress stars as Amy Bellafonte, a 10-year-old orphan who finds herself at the center of an apocalyptic science experiment in a world plagued by vampires and a deadly virus.
Saniyya revealed to Variety that she didn’t know her character was originally written as white until her dad told her at the audition.
“I was like, ‘Oh, she is?’†she shared. “And when I got it, I was like, ‘Oh, this is going to be different.’â€
Saniyya adds, “To be able to be an African-American girl that was originally white in the books, I’m honored, but I believe it’s no different. As long as you connect with how she is and just connect with Amy was important, and that’s what I put first before anything.â€
The Passage premieres Monday, January 14th on Fox.
10+ pics inside of Saniyya Sidney…
