Who Could Play Patti LaBelle in a Biopic? The ‘Godmother of Soul’ Reveals

Patti LaBelle, also called the “Godmother of Soul,” has some ideas about who should play her in a biopic, ESSENCE Magazine reported.

The effortless powerhouse singer, artist, actress and pie-making businesswoman boasts a careeer of over 60 years in Hollywood, which allows for the actress portraying LaBelle more than enough diva material to use.

ESSENCE reported taht LaBelle spoke to Access Hollywood recently about her work, where she discussed the biopic.

The conversation naturally turned to singer-actress Jennifer Hudson and her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in an upcoming movie.

She said that “six of seven people” come to mind with options for playing the songstress in a movie or television series, including Fantasia.
“They’re all worthy, so I don’t know which one would do the best job. You know Fantasia, and Jennifer, but she can’t because she did Aretha; but a lot of wonderful, young ladies would love to play Patti Patti,” LaBelle said.

Although a film project is not in the works yet, whoever potentially plays LaBelle would definitely have to have the pipes for it.

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