Naomi Ackie plays Whitney Houston in new biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Ackie on Houston’s music as part of her life, the pressure of playing a global star, and her connection to the Houston family.
When Naomi Ackie was born in the London borough of Walthamstow in November 1922, Whitney Houston had long been one of the biggest stars in the world after three successful albums and the starring role in the film ‘Bodyguard’. More than ten years after the singer’s death, the Briton, best known for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skwalker” or series such as “The End of the F***king World” or “Master of None”, slips into her skin and embodies it in the biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The “Presse am Sonntag” spoke to her on the occasion of the theatrical release.
Ms. Ackie, the first question that arises with a film like Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is, before the film, were you a fan of the woman she plays?
