Below we’ve listed all the women who have been slated to play Joplin at some point.
Courtney Love
Love reportedly was attached at one point to a Joplin biopicPiece of My Heart.
In 2013, the singer toldHuffington Post, “I was offered to play Janis Joplin.
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I’m prettier than Janis Joplin so it’s always like that.
Nina Arianda
The Tony-winning actress was originally set to star as the singer in Durkin’sJoplininDecember 2012.
Zooey Deschanel
TheNew Girlstar signed on to star as Joplin inThe Gospel According to Janisin 2006.
Pink reportedly dropped out after hearing Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Scarlett Johansson were also considered.
Renee Zellweger
Zellweger wanted to star and producePiece of My Heartwith Lakeshore Entertainment in 2003.
The project never got much further off the ground despite being in competition with Spheeris’The Gospel According to Janis.
Laura Theodore
Theodore already played Janis Joplin in an Off-Broadway play calledLove, Janis.
Lili Taylor
Taylor was going to star inJanisin 1999, but nothing ultimately came of the project.
Brittany Murphy
The late actress was also attached to portray Joplin backin 1999.
Melissa Etheridge
The singer was to play Joplin in Gary Fleder’sPiece of My Heartin 1996.
Etheridge wasno longer attachedto the film in 1998 before Murphy’s involvement began the following year.
