Marisa Abela

Marisa Abela has been named as the actress to portray Amy Winehouse in the late singer's upcoming biopic Back to Black and her first filming outfit is on ...

She told W Magazine “If you'd have told me that by the time I was 25 I'd have worked with Lena Dunham and Greta Gerwig, I'd have geeked out” Aside from acting, her sartorial resume is impeccable too. Like Amy Winehouse, Abela is of Jewish descent. And the resemblance is uncanny, making us feel like we're back in the naughties all over again. Director Sam Taylor-Johnson posted a close up image of Abela in costume on his Instagram, showing an imitation of Amy’s beauty spot. Marisa Abela is a 26-year-old British actress who obtained a BA degree in Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2019.

Actress Marisa Abela is the star of the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic "Back to Black."

In recent years he's directed multiple episodes of the British soap opera Hollyoaks and The term "nepo baby" is used as an insult by many online, when they deem someone to have found success only as a result of receiving help from famous or successful family members. "I think being a lawyer would be me rebelling. Her credits include Grange Hill, The Bill, Bottom, and ill-fated Adolf Hitler comedy She's not known widely to audiences yet, but with starring roles in Back to Black and Greta Gerwig's Barbie under her belt, her star is set to rise. The biopic caused a stir online when fans seemed unimpressed with the behind the scenes shots.

Production has begun on Back to Black, the biopic of the late singer Amy Winehouse directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. The Grammy-winning musician who died at ...

[Film](https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/) [Kayleigh Donaldson](https://www.pajiba.com/staff/kayleigh-donaldson.php) Even [Elvis](https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/review-elvis-is-what-a-baz-luhrmann-biopic-of-presley-was-always-going-to-be.php) couldn’t help but gloss over tricky areas of Presley’s life, such as the age of Priscilla when they first met. Mitch just pecked at the scraps while Amy fell into darkness. At least Brian May played the guitar in Queen. There isn’t a single Amy Winehouse fan who isn’t keenly aware of what she went through and how she was treated. [Back to Black](https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/sam-taylorjohnson-to-direct-amy-winehouse-biopic.php), the biopic of the late singer Amy Winehouse directed by [Sam Taylor-Johnson](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/el-james-takes-jab-at-sam-taylorjohnson-over-50-shades-movie-hints-at-gay-romance-idea.php). This is a biopic supported by the Amy Winehouse estate, which is mostly the work of her father, a man with a terrible reputation. She was an addict, a woman with disordered eating, a troubled Londoner who found solace in jazz but struggled with a cruel spotlight. [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/review-rami-malek-is-a-magnetic-freddie-mercury.php), a film so heinous and morally repugnant in the way it twisted the life and illness of Freddie Mercury to make Brian May and Roger Taylor look like the real heroes of Queen. But it does seem weird to me that they’ve been so half-arsed in the hair and make-up department. The Grammy-winning musician who died at the age of 27 will be played by Marisa Abela, who you may recognize from HBO’s Industry.

The Brighton-born actress is set to star as Amy Winehouse in an upcoming biopic • First photos of her in full costume have received mixed reactions and were ...

Meanwhile, her mother is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish ancestry. But fans online are divided over the first photos of Marisa Abela in full costume. The film itself will focus on Winehouse’s years living in London in the early 2000s and will document her intense rise to fame.

Announced last July, Back to Black is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy, 50 Shades of Grey). marisa abela and eddie marsan seen filming back ...

Barbie will be released in cinemas on July 21, 2023. [Barbie director Greta Gerwig feared the film would be a "career ender"](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42072679/barbie-greta-gerwig-feared-career-ender/) [Industry](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a41809330/industry-season-3-confirmed/)'s Abela, next to be seen in Greta Gerwig's hotly-anticipated Barbie movie, [won the coveted role](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a40752083/marisa-abela-amy-winehouse-biopic/) of the beloved North London singer-songwriter last summer. The film is said to be focusing on Winehouse's rise to fame, chronicling her life in London and her early career, including her multiple Grammy wins. [Deadpool 2](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a862002/deadpool-3-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-ryan-reynolds/), [Ridley Road](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a37846838/colin-jordan-vivien-epstein-ridley-road/) and ITV drama [The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a39540064/thief-wife-canoe-john-anne-darwin-now/), is reported to be playing the singer's father Mitch Winehouse. [Eddie Marsan](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a39771896/thief-wife-canoe-deleted-scene/) has been spotted on the set of Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black alongside its [lead star Marisa Abela](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42487460/marisa-abela-amy-winehouse-biopic-first-look/). Related:

Film producers have given a first look at new movie Back to Black, the biopic about late singer Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011 aged 27 of alcohol poisoning ...

The official statement, per Who plays Amy Winehouse in Back to Black? [Pop Star Picks: Books, TV & Films Recommended By Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Zendaya & More](/features/taylor-swift-harry-styles-zendaya-books-film-television/)

Marisa is a British actor born in Brighton, who went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Prior to pursuing a career in acting she said ...

She says it was her parents – who are of Maltese Arab and Polish Jewish descent – who encouraged her passion for the arts, telling W Magazine last year, ‘I think being a lawyer would be me rebelling. I told them growing up that, that's what I wanted to do because every time I was in a school play or a show, they were both like over the moon and like, “She's going to do it!” They were sort of nudging each other. Prior to pursuing a career in acting she said she’d been considering studying ‘history with a law conversion – but I just wasn’t interested.’ But who is the actor and where have you seen her before? [Industry (which also airs on the BBC)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pb89/industry), about the cut-throat world of finance and trading in London's Square Mile, which has recently been renewed for a third series. [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/oscars-bohemian-rhapsody-rami-malek-clumsy-fell-off-stage-champagne-spray/) and [2019's Rocketman](https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/elton-john-rocketman-russia/) (about Queen and Elton John respectively) and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis last year, which saw actor [Austin Butler](https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/austin-butler-who-is-he-elvis-baz-luhrmann-instagram/)take home the Golden Globe for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for his take on The King of Rock and Roll.