Mary J. Blige to Play Nina Simone

This episode of born-to-play casting news features queen of soul Mary J. Blige, who is set to portray the high priestess of soul Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic, according to Variety. The film, dubbed Nina, starts shooting in September, and co-stars David Oyelowo (The Last King of Scotland, Who Do You Love). This is Blige's biggest acting role to date, though she did appear in Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Darnell Martin's Prison Song, and an episode of "Ghost Whisperer" called "Me...

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