Serena Williams Shared Happy Moments With Sister Venus Williams, Opening Up About The Opportunity To Tell The Emotional Story Of Their Great Mother Oracene Price In “King Richard”
One of the best sports movies of last year, ‘King Richard’, is getting a lot of Oscar buzz at the moment. The movie told us about the early life of Venus and Serena Williams and the role their father, Richard Williams, and mother, Oracene Price, played in shaping their career. Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis did a tremendous job playing the father and mother.
The movie was mainly about the story of Richard Williams, as the title suggests. However, this movie doesn’t ignore the role of their mother, who actually improved Serena’s serve, as per the movie. The actress who played Oracene Price, Aunjanue Ellis, recently talked about giving some respect towards Oracene Price’s name.
Aunjanue Ellis feels happy to tell the story of Oracene Price
In a recent interview with CBS, Aunjanue Ellis revealed she didn’t know about the influence Oracene Price had on Serena and Venus Williams’ career. The actress thought Oracene was only the mother sitting in the stands and supporting their daughters. After doing her movie, the actress felt privileged to tell the story of Oracene Price on the big screen.
“There’re gonna be so many more movies that are gonna be done about Venus and Serena… but how many times are we gonna get a chance to tell Ms. Oracene Price’s story, while she’s alive,” Aunjanue said.
