Who Plays Whitney Houston In The Movie? Meet Naomi Ackie

Who plays Whitney Houston in the movie? Let's meet Meet Naomi! Naomi Ackie, who is 30 years old, plays the late famous singer Whitney Houston in the recently released biopic that is based on Houston's life. In the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, the premiere of the film Whitney Houston: "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" is scheduled for the 23rd of December.
The roles played by Ackie and Stanley Tucci are a renowned recording artist and the music producer Clive Davis, who serves as her mentor. How did Ackie land this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and what was the trajectory of her life before this turning point?

Meet Naomi Ackie, Who Plays Whitney Houston In The Movie

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On November 2nd, 1992, Ackie was born in Walthamstow, which is located in east London. She was the second child of her parents, employed by the National Health Service in London, and the middle kid. In the Christmas pageant that Ackie participated in when she was 11 years old and a pupil at Walthamstow School for Girls, she played the role of the angel Gabriel.
This encouraged her to pursue acting more seriously, and she finally enrolled in the esteemed Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London as a result of this inspiration. After finishing acting school, Ackie's breakthrough performance as Lady Macbeth in 2016 earned her the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. This award was given to her after she had already established herself as a professional actress.

 

Naomi Ackie Plays Whitney Houston In The Movie
After seeing her performance, the well-known British actor Idris Elba cast her in his first film as a director, Yardie, which was released in 2018. She played the role of Jannah in the 2019 release of Star Wars: Episode IX, which was dubbed The Rise of Skywalker. Ackie's inappropriate behavior This biography of the late singer goes into the singer's connections with Bobby Brown (her husband), Robyn Crawford (who subsequently became her assistant), and drugs (which finally led to her death).
According to a statement that Ackie gave to Sky News, "it was about eight months of research and preparation, working with my movement coach and dialect coaches." She explained, "The goal is that you practise so much that it's just in your body," and the reason for this is "so that you go on set and you just don't have to think about any of that."
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