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Breakout Jewish actress to star as Amy Winehouse in new biopic

BBC actress Marisa Abela has an uncanny likeness to Winehouse

January 13, 2023 18:16
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Jewish actress Marisa Abela will play iconic singer Amy Winehouse in a new biopic called Back to Black – with a stunning photograph released showing their uncanny likeness.

Brighton-born Marisa, 26, whose mother is Jewish and father of Libyan and Maltese Arab ancestry, has become one to watch since graduating from Rada in 2019 and this will be her first lead role in a film.

She found fame in the cult BBC and HBO hit Industry, playing spoilt and ambitious heiress Yasmin Kara-Hanani.

Last year she starred in the film Rogue Agent with James Norton and is also in the eagerly awaited Barbie film, which is due out in the summer. While she has not yet been seen singing on screen, her CV boasts that it is one of her skills.

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