OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has confirmed six-time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton will tackle the starring role in the dramatic biopic My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story. The film, which marks the first scripted movie production for the network, will be executive produced by Darlene Love, Oprah Winfrey, and Oscar winner Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet From Stardom).
My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story will air in December 2014.
The Plot:
My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story features the story of one of the 1960’s iconic musical voices, Darlene Love. Love began cutting records for producer Phil Spector right out of high school, and went on to work with some of the greatest musical talents in history, including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen.
Whether it was the wild parties Tom Jones used to throw, how Elvis came on to her backstage at his 1968 comeback special, or her love affair with Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers, Love holds nothing back as she recalls the exciting events that make up her life. This is the dishy and dramatic story of a woman who had it all, lost it all, but never, ever refused to give up.
