luly 30.2003
Sere Williams is shown
Serena
ac
accepting
the Best Female
Athlete award during the
11th Annual ESPY
Awards. (AP photo)
Serena Williams
Gets Part on
Showtime
(AP)— Serena Williams will play
a reformed gang member on parole
inanOct. 1 episodeofthe Showtime
series “Street Time.”
“As a fan o f “Street T im e,’ I told
myself that if given the opportu
nity, I’d love to be on the show ,”
Williams said. “1 am taking this role
very seriously, because I want to
excel and because I have respect
for the series.”
T he w o rld ’s to p -ra n k e d
women ’ s tennis player had the role
created for her, said R ichard
Stratton, the cable show ’s co-ex
ecutive producer.
“Anyone that has seen Serena
perform on the tennis court under
stands her commitment to being
the best,’’ he said. “We are confi
dent that she will bring that same
type o f energy and devotion to
“Street Tim e.’”
Williams has appeared in TV
commercials with her sister, Venus,
and played a kindergarten teacher
last year in an episode o f the ABC
sitcom “My Wife and Kids.”
“ Street T im e,” starring Rob
Morrow, begins its second season
Äug. 6.
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- Serena Williams on her role In the Showtime series “Street Time."
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