Tiffany Haddish to Portray Legendary Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner in Biopic
The fashion-forward track and field star, known as Flo-Jo, became an 1980s icon after winning three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. She retired from the sport in 1989 and later died at the age of 38 on Sept. 21, 1998 following an epileptic seizure.
Tiffany, who will also produce the project, has already started training for the role with Flo-Jo's widower and former coach,"I am looking forward to telling Flo-Jo's story the way it should be told," the. "My goal with this film is making sure that younger generations know my 'she-ro' Flo-Jo, the fastest woman in the world to this day, existed.
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