--- description: The feature follows Asif Kapadia's critically-acclaimed Winehouse documentary Amy title: Noomi Rapace in Talks to Star in Amy Winehouse Biopic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6033054c6707a777/69886fe73c1639e48d45a968/noomi-rapace-amy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Noomi Rapace in Talks to Star in Amy Winehouse Biopic by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 11:01 AM CUT  Noomi Rapace attends the Premiere of "The Sea Of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France. Noomi Rapace attends the Premiere of "The Sea Of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.Ian Gavan—Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 11:01 AM CUT Swedish actress Noomi Rapace is in talks to star in an Amy Winehouse biopic directed by Kirsten Sheridan. Rapace, who acted in _Prometheus_ and the original version of _The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo_, is being circled to play he troubled British singer, while _August Rush_ director Sheridan will direct from a script she has written, [_reports Variety_](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/noomi-rapace-starring-amy-winehouse-biopic-1201634797/ "undefined"). “Amy’s music is felt so deeply by the audience because it was deeply personal. Her vulnerability was her strength. She was called many things — a diva, a lost soul preyed upon by tabloids, a tortured genius; our aim is an innovative, emotional and life-affirming approach as we go through the looking glass into her life and art” says Sheridan in a statement. Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning in 2011, five years after rising to fame with her ‘Back to Black’ album. The announcement comes months after the release of Asif Kapadia’s [critically-acclaimed Winehouse documentary _Amy_](http://time.com/3919098/amy-winehouse-2008/ "undefined"), which generated controversy for its portrayal of Winehouse and her father, Mitch Winehouse. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4102614/noomi-rapace-amy-winehouse-biopic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4102614/noomi-rapace-amy-winehouse-biopic/"},"headline":"Noomi Rapace in Talks to Star in Amy Winehouse Biopic","datePublished":"2015-11-06T11:01:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:24:19.614Z","description":"The feature follows Asif Kapadia's critically-acclaimed Winehouse documentary Amy","url":"https://time.com/4102614/noomi-rapace-amy-winehouse-biopic/","keywords":["movies","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6033054c6707a777/69886fe73c1639e48d45a968/noomi-rapace-amy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6033054c6707a777/69886fe73c1639e48d45a968/noomi-rapace-amy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Noomi Rapace attends the Premiere of \"The Sea Of Trees\" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival","caption":"Noomi Rapace attends the Premiere of \"The Sea Of Trees\" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival","creditText":"Ian Gavan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4102614/noomi-rapace-amy-winehouse-biopic/","name":"Noomi Rapace in Talks to Star in Amy Winehouse Biopic"}}]}] ```