Chasing Amy: How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse for 'Back to Black'

Actor Marisa Abela, who plays Amy Winehouse in new biopic “Back to Black,” discusses the late singer’s relationship the paparazzi. Actor Marisa Abela, who plays Amy Winehouse in new biopic “Back to Black,” discusses the late singer’s relationship the paparazzi. Actor Marisa Abela, who plays Amy Winehouse in new biopic “Back to Black,” discusses the late singer’s relationship the paparazzi.

“It was important to her to be in Camden always,” Abela says. “Everyone has stories and that’s really helpful.” “There’s just an amazing history to these venues, especially the music venues that she was a part of and then became a part of her legacy,” Abela says. It was even suggested that the actor wear sneakers, when her feet were out of shot during a scene recreating Winehouse’s 2008 Glastonbury performance, for safety reasons.

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