![]() ![]() In 2019 Rita Marley was conferred with the Order of Jamaica, her country's fifth-highest honour. In recent years she has suffered several strokes which have limited her movement. The film, which Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard) will direct. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) According to a recent report from Deadline, Lynch is set to portray the legendary singer’s wife in the still-untitled biopic from Paramount. She released a series of hit singles during the 1980s including Harambe, One Draw, and A Jah Jah. The actress has been tapped to portray Rita Marley in the upcoming Bob Marley biopic. Though many fans associate her with the I Three, her husband's harmony group, Rita Marley came into her own after his death at age 36 in May 1981. The second event was scheduled for October 2 at Miramar Cultural Performing Arts Center in Miramar. Last Saturday's show was the first of two by the NDTC, both organised by the Louise Bennett Heritage Council. Guitarist Ricky Walters of the Fabulous Five Band, who died in June, wrote Love Iyah Steve Golding, his former colleague in that band, attended the Miami show. Alpharita Constantia Anderson (born 25 July 1946), better known as Rita Marley, and sometimes called Nana Rita, is the widow of reggae legend/musician Bob. She has gotten quite a number of awards, but I think the best ones for her have been from her people, her own Jamaican people," said Sharon. "It was great to see her enjoying her people and seeing her people enjoying her and appreciating her. ![]() ![]() She also received the Consulate General's Lifetime Achievement Award from Oliver Mair, Jamaica's consul general to Miami. Behind them are drummer Jesse Golding Rita Marley's grand-daughter Donisha Prendergast poet Dr Sue Davis Sharon Marley Colin Smith, president of the Louise Bennett Heritage Council dancer Gillian Steele, dancer Patrick Earle and choreographer Chris Walker. Rita Marley (front row, centre) with Jamaica's Consul General to Miami Oliver Mair (front left) and Marlon Simms, artistic director of the National Dance Theatre Company, at the October 1 performance by the group honouring her at South Miami Dade Cultural Center. ![]()
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