Speaking of the devil... i dunno about this
Yaya DaCosta to Play Whitney Houston in Lifetime Biopic
Yaya DaCosta has
landed the greatest role of all, playing Whitney Houston in Lifetime’s
upcoming biopic of the late star, TVLine has learned exclusively.
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The TV-movie will chronicle Houston’s volatile relationship with
singer-songwriter Bobby Brown during her meteoric rise to musical
superstardom.
Since making her television debut in Cycle 3 of America’s Next Top Model, DaCosta has gone on to score recurring roles on shows including All My Children, Ugly Betty and House. She’s also had big-screen success, most recently coming off a role in Lee Daniels’ The Butler.
Angela Bassett (American Horror Story) will direct the yet-untitled biopic, which is aiming for a 2015 release.