Marisa Abela knew that "Back to Black" needed women in key production roles. Why? Because Abela was aware that Amy Winehouse's legacy needed to be a "genuine portrayal" without gendered judgment.

By Seija Rankin Senior Editor “The premise of my career so far has been, ‘Here is this girl you don’t know, and she is going to carry this project,’ ” says Abela, who played Amy ...

Playing Amy Winehouse was never going to be easy. But Marisa Abela didn’t expect a film about the singer’s life to prompt such an incendiary reaction. “That job was a real learning curve for ...