The title role in “The Simone Biles Story” (working title) will be played by Jeanté Godlock.
The Lifetime biopic is set to air in 2018.
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.”
Godlock, a relative newcomer, has experience in 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.