Carly Pearce Makes Film Debut in Anne Wilson Biopic
The country singer makes her film debut with a cameo in the movie Lionsgate is preparing about Anne Wilson.
Carly Pearce Makes Film Debut in Anne Wilson Biopic
The country singer makes her film debut with a cameo in the movie Lionsgate is preparing about Anne Wilson.
Carly Pearce will make her film debut with a cameo in "My Jesus," the Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company movie about Christian country singer Anne Wilson, Billboard reported. Pearce announced it herself on Instagram.
"It's no longer a secret! I'm so excited to make my film debut," the artist wrote on the social platform (translated by Sígueme). The film is inspired by the book "My Jesus: From Heartache to Hope" and follows Wilson's journey from tragedy to finding purpose.
«Art can be born out of loss and remain as a testimony.»
The Song That Was Born at a Funeral
Wilson was 15 when she lost her older brother, Jacob, in a car accident in 2017. At the funeral she sang a version of "What a Beautiful Name," by Hillsong Worship. She posted that recording on social media, and the performance caught the attention of Capitol Christian Music Group, which signed her.
From there came "My Jesus." In 2021 it reached No. 1 on Christian Airplay and spent four weeks at the top of Hot Christian Songs. Her first album, with the same title, received a Grammy nomination. Then came "Strong," "Sunday Sermons" and "Who I Am to You," which is now in the top 20 of Christian Airplay.
Her 2024 album "Rebel" blended a country sound with lyrics of faith and featured collaborations with Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis and Chris Tomlin.
That is the heart of the story: a family in tears, a sister singing at the wake, and a recording of that song that made its way to a record label. Art can be born out of loss and remain as a testimony.
Who Else Appears in the Film
Wilson is played by Aliza Kate Barlow. Alongside her are Cheyenne Jackson, Beau Bridges, Monica Potter and Charles Esten, as well as Abby Glover, Sophia Bunnell, Chloe Flowers and Pilot Bunch.
Kay Oyegun directs and wrote the screenplay. The producers are Joshua Walsh, Brandon Gregory, Andrew Erwin and Daryl LeFever, of Kingdom Story Company; the executive producers include Jim Miller, Matthew West, Robert Deaton, Brad O'Donnell and David Blackman.
Pearce comes from a different territory: her name is on "Never Wanted to Be That Girl," with Ashley McBryde, which won a CMA and a Grammy, and on the Country Airplay No. 1s "Every Little Thing" and "I Hope You're Happy Now." That a country voice is joining a movie about faith shows how good stories cross genres and audiences.
Worth Isn't Measured by Fame
That story began with a loss, not a contract. Her case is a reminder that a person's worth doesn't depend on how many people listen to them or how many tickets they sell. "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit" (Psalm 34:18, ESV).
Paul puts it another way: God comforts us, and that comfort reaches others, because it serves to accompany those going through the same thing (see 2 Corinthians 1:3-4). A movie can show that on screen; a family lives it out over years of Sundays, birthdays and awkward silences.
If your youth group goes to see "My Jesus" when it comes out, do something beforehand: have everyone share in one sentence a story of pain and hope from their own home. You don't need a famous sibling or a song on the radio. What story would your family tell if someone took it to the movies?
