Lizzo to play musician Rosetta Tharpe in new biopic

Lizzo to portray a rock legend in new biopic

MINNEAPOLIS — Less than a week after getting her own star on the wall of First Avenue in her former hometown, Lizzo has announced a different kind of starring role out in Hollywood.

The biopic will focus on the life and career of gospel singer and guitarist, a rock pioneer.

Lizzo to play 'Godmother of Rock & Roll' Sister Rosetta Tharpe in new biopic

"Rosetta" will mark the first leading role for the "Truth Hurts" singer.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Lizzo and Sister Rosetta TharpeLizzo's list of acting credits is about to get longer.The Grammy-winning rapper and singer is set to play her first leading role in Rosetta, a biopic about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the pioneering musician known as the "Godmother of Rock & Roll." In addition to starring in the the Amazon MGM Studi…

Minnesota hip-hop expat Lizzo to portray a rock legend in new biopic

The singer and rapper plans to star in a movie on gospel-turned-rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Lizzo Lands Her First Lead Acting Role In ‘Rosetta,’ A Biopic About The Godmother Of Rock And Roll

Getty Image Lizzo already has an Emmy and multiple Grammys — is an Oscar next? The “Love In Real Life” singer will star as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Rosetta, a biopic from Amazon MGM Studios about the gospel legend and “Godmother of Rock and Roll” that’s being written by Natalie Chaidez and Kwynn Perry. Deadline has more: “Inspired by true events, the film will capture a pivotal period in Thrape’s life — one of groundbreaking innovation, defiant …

Lizzo to Star as Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Biopic

Lizzo will play Sister Rosetta Tharpe—a gospel singer and rock and roll pioneer—in a new biopic currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios.