Simone Biles‘ biopic — “Courage to Soar,” the same title as her biography — will premiere Feb. 3 on Lifetime.
Biles, after taking all of 2017 off from competition, has returned to training with a new coach and is expected to compete this summer.
Biles is played in the film by Jeanté Godlock.
Godlock, a relative newcomer, has done acrobatic gymnastics and 10 years of dance. She has tumbling experience detailed in her resume and is listed as three inches taller than the 4-foot-8 Biles.
Biles’ parents, Ron and Nellie, will be played by Julius Tennon, who is married to Viola Davis, and Tisha Campbell-Martin of TV series “My Wife and Kids” and “Martin.