First look at actress Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse as she films biopic in London
ACTRESS Marisa Abela wears the signature beehive hairdo of Amy Winehouse as she plays the doomed singer.
Industry star Marisa, 26, was seen arm-in-arm with Eddie Marsan as they filmed in Soho, central London.
Eddie, 54, plays Amy’s dad Mitch in the biopic, called Back to Black — the name of Amy’s second album.
Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson is behind the film, based on Amy’s life and career.
Production for the film began today.
Amy’s first album, Frank, came out in 2003.
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Its 2006 follow-up, Back to Black, became one of the best-selling albums in UK history.
She died of an accidental alcohol overdose in 2011, aged 27.
Rising star Marisa played troubled Yasmin Kara-Hanani in HBO's Industry as well as starring in Sky’s COBRA.
It comes as Marisa confirmed the news that she would play Amy in the long-awaited biopic a few days ago with a close up snap of the bottom half of her face in full character.
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