Filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson was eager to cast British actress Marisa Abela as ill-fated singer Amy Winehouse in her biopic “Back to Black” (in theaters Friday). Then she got some shocking news.

Since bagging the role of Yasmin in Industry, Abela has gone on to play the late singer Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's ...

Marisa Abela had to come off social media when she played Amy Winehouse. The 28-year-old actress starred as tragic singer Amy- who died in 2011 at the age of 27 - in the biopic 'Back To Black' and ...

Marisa Abela's former drama tutor said she was "incredibly proud" to watch her win the leading actress category at Sunday ...

Marisa Abela has admitted it was "difficult" to play Amy WInehouse in the 'Back to Black' biopic due to the media scrutiny that followed the film.

Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil and Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in "Back to Black." Credit: Dean Rogers / Focus Features Amy Winehouse burned bright and fast in the cruel firmament of fame.

She also recently played Amy Winehouse in the film Back to Black ... but [the HBO drama] Big Little Lies changed the game. Marisa Abela. Photography: Rachel Louise Brown, Set Design: Penny Mills ...

in her first year of drama school and said the role of Yasmin “changed my life” as she has gone on to play the late singer Amy Winehouse in the film Back To Black. Abela triumphed over Monica ...

Marisa Abela had to come off social media when she played Amy Winehouse. The 28-year-old actress starred as tragic singer Amy ...

Marisa was always extremely mesmerising." Even after starring in TV shows and films including Back to Black, a biopic of Amy Winehouse, Abela has never forgotten her roots, said Ms Whitely.