Serena Williams
Born: 1981-09-26 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Serena Williams (born September 26, 1982) is an American tennis player. Regarded as one of the best players in the world, she earned her first grand slam singles title at the U.S. Open back in 1999, and made a string of four straight grand slam singles title wins - the 2002 French, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open titles, and the 2003 Australian Open title, all achieved by defeating her older sister, Venus. A knee injury in 2003 forced her to sit out 8 months of tennis competition. She reached the Wimbledon final in 2004, but has not won a major title since the summer of 2003. Williams has also appeared in guest roles on The Simpsons and My Wife and Kids, as well as the films Pixels (2015), Ocean’s 8 (2018), and Glass Onion (2022). The 2021 film King Richard, which she served as an executive producer on, is based on her and her sister’s early careers.
Filmography
2025
- Dinner With Gavin Rossdale as Self
2024
- Copa 71 as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony as Self (torchbearer)
- In the Arena: Serena Williams as Self
- NBC's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in IMAX as Self - Torchbearer
- Serena Williams: The Power and the Glory as Herself
2023
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as Yoga Yvette (voice)
- Venus & Serena - From the Ghetto to Wimbledon as Herself (archive)
- 2022 Wimbledon Official Film as Self
- The Tiger Effect as Self
- Angel City as Self
2022
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Serena Williams
- Wimbledon Review 2021 as Self
- On the Line: The Richard Williams Story as Self (archive footage)
- Harry & Meghan as Self
- Train Like a Girl as Self (archive footage)
2021
- King Richard ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Wimbledon, 2019 Official Film as Self
2019
- Backstory: Serena vs. The Umpire as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Ocean's Eight as Serena Williams
- 1968 as Narrator (voice)
- Wimbledon 2018 - Official Film Review
- Being Serena as Herself
- In Search of Greatness as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Sports Illustrated: The Making of Swimsuit 2017 as Self
- Movie Night with Karlie Kloss as Herself
2016
- Lemonade as Self
- Serena as Self
- I Am Bolt as Herself
- Wimbledon Official Film 2016
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Pixels as Serena Willams
- Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 7 Days in Hell as Serena Williams
- Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review
- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self - Special Guest
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Wimbledon The Official Film 2014 as Self
2013
- Wimbledon The Official Film 2013 as Self
- The Battle of the Sexes as Self
2012
- The Legend of Korra as Female Sage (voice)
- Wimbledon - Official film 2012 as Self
- Venus and Serena as Herself
2011
- Wimbledon 2011 Official Film as Self
2010
- Wimbledon 2010 Official Film as Self
2009
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Wimbledon Official Film 2009 as Self
2008
2006
2005
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Ming (voice)
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- Loonatics Unleashed as Athena, Queen of the Apocazons (voice)
- Wimbledon 2005 Official Film as Self
- Charity Jam as Self
- Venus & Serena: For Real
2004
- Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- The Tony Danza Show as Self
- Hair Show as Agent Ross
- Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004 as Self
- Open Access as Self
2003
- America's Next Top Model as Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Punk'd as Self
- All of Us
- Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2003 as Self
- Wimbledon - Official film 2003 as Self
- Raising Tennis Aces: The Williams Story as Self
2002
- Street Time as Meeka Hayes
2001
- My Wife and Kids
- The Bernie Mac Show as Serena Williams
- The Division as Jennifer Davis
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Chloe Spiers
1998
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1994
- ER as Alice Watson
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Serena Williams (voice)
1986
- American Masters as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self