Lifetime announced on Wednesday that the Keyshia Cole biopic: This Is My Story will premiere June 24th on the network.
The multiple Grammy nominee will executive produce and make her acting debut, playing herself in the musical biopic. The biopic will follow Cole’s early days in Oakland honing her musical talents to her rise to a multi-platinum selling recording artist and television personality, to her complicated yet warmhearted relationship with her mother Frankie Lons played by Debbi Morgan (All My Children). Directed by D’Angela Proctor (Line Sisters) and Manu Boyer (Girl in the Basement), the film features a new song recorded by the singer/songwriter titled Forever is a Thing.
Ron Fair, Cole’s longtime A&R and music collaborator supervised the music and Grammy Award winner Warryn Campbell composed the original score.
Keyshia Cole: This Is My Story premieres Saturday, June 24 at 8p/7c as part of Lifetime’s celebration of Black Music Month.