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[10/30/24 - 07:03 AM]
Joaquina Kalukango and Lance Gross Set to Star in Lifetime's "Robin Roberts Presents I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story"
Gloria Gaynor, who executive produces will also write and record an original song for the authorized biopic which spans her 50-year career in the music business.
[03/06/24 - 09:18 AM]
Lifetime Continues Partnership with Robin Roberts to Executive Produce New Gloria Gaynor Biopic Under the Robin Roberts Presents Banner as Part of Network's "Voices of a Lifetime" Slate
Executive produced by Roberts via her Rock'n Robin Productions, the movie is a fully authorized biopic that will span Gaynor's over 50 years in the music industry and offers an intimate portrayal of her triumphs both on and off the stage.






I WILL SURVIVE: THE GLORIA GAYNOR STORY (LIFETIME)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
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STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series greenlighted
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, October 2024) Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango is set to star as two-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and music legend Gloria Gaynor with Lance Gross (Tyler Perry's House of Payne) starring as Gloria's husband Linwood Simon in Robin Roberts Presents I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story. Gloria Gaynor, who executive produces will also write and record an original song for the authorized biopic which spans her 50-year career in the music business. A Rock'n Robin Production, the film reunites executive producer Roberts with Kalukango who also starred in Roberts' Emmy Award nominated movie music biopic, Mahalia. I Will Survive will air in 2025 as part of the network's Voices of a Lifetime slate which includes previously announced movies Mary J. Blige's Family Affair and Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Joaquina Kalukango as Gloria Gaynor
· Lance Gross as Linwood Simon
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alicia K. Harris as DIR
· Betsy Schechter as CO-PROD
· Gloria Gaynor as EP
· Jane Espenson as WRTR
· Linda Berman as EP
· Njeri Brown as WRTR
· Robin Roberts as EP
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Rock'n Robin Productions