United Kingdom, May 10 -- Marisa Abela had to come off social media when she played Amy Winehouse.

The 28-year-old actress starred as tragic singer Amy- who died in 2011 at the age of 27 - in the biopic 'Back To Black' and felt as if she was "jumping in at the deep end" as she was presented to the world as an on-screen version of the legendary singer.

She told The Guardian: "As an actor, my job was to quieten all the noise and get as close as possible to the human behind that mythology. At the time, I was off my phone and off social media. But I knew the conversation that was happening, and there were paparazzi; that was difficult. It felt like jumping in at the deep end."

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