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.

Actress Marisa Abela was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when she was 23. "I was literally in a hospital bed when episode one [of my BBC1 show Industry] aired," Abela, now 27, told The Times of ...

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"It's funny, I actually saw her before she was who she was," Clarkson told guest Marisa Abela, who is portraying Winehouse in the biopic Back to Black. "She was just coming over with her boyfriend ...

Marisa Abela gives a highly charismatic, yet vulnerable performance that makes her the most interesting member of the stacked Black Bag cast.

Wedding bells will be chiming for Marisa Abela and boyfriend Jamie Bogyo -- the couple is engaged! The actress spoke with ET from the NYC premiere of 'Back to Black' on Tuesday. Marisa Abela ...

The actress spoke with ET from the NYC premiere of 'Back to Black' on Tuesday. Marisa Abela, who stars as Amy Winehouse in 'Back to Black,' chats with ET at the NYC premiere of the biopic ...

Critics are accusing filmmakers of cashing in on Amy Winehouse with a new biopic that comes just 13 years after her death from alcohol-poisoning at the age of 27. Named after the title track of ...

and Marisa Abela at the star-studded event. For the occasion, Ellie ensured all eyes were on her as she ditched her bra in a completely sheer black dress adorned with shimmering black sequins.