In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...

Before actor Monica Barbaro had the chance to meet Joan Baez — the iconic folk singer she portrayed in “A Complete Unknown” — she received a special message from her. Barbaro, who was ...

Joan Baez’s body of work is so massive that even she’s surprised by it at times. Scanning a list of items on display at "Joan Baez: A Life of Music, Art, and Activism" at the Folk Americana ...

On the following page, Joan joins Bob by the guitar. Mangold had known from the get-go that he wanted this sequence to end with Dylan and Baez singing together. “It’s like a lovemaking scene ...

As she was preparing to play Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro obsessed over every detail of the folk singer’s life. “I had pored over her music and we were starting to film ...

While Joan has previously heaped praise on the film, and Monica’s depiction of her more specifically, she wasn’t actually able to meet the woman who played her on the big screen until recently.

Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro has earned rave reviews for her performance as Joan Baez in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown since the movie first screened for critics and awards pundits in November.