After nearly everyone from Zooey Deschanel to Pink was considered for role of Janis Joplin, an actress has finally been found. Tony winner Nina Arianda will play the rock icon in "Joplin," reports Deadline.com. The biopic, which is being helmed by "Martha Marcy May Marlene" director Sean Durkin, will chronicle the last six months of the singer's life.

The $20 million production will contain "exclusive use of 21 of Joplin’s best-known songs," so fortunately, this production won't have to rely on the Beatles' catalog like the Jimi Hendrix biopic, "All Is By My Side." The producers are reportedly confident in Arianda's Broadway chops -- and they should be.

Only a few short years after receiving her MFA from New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, the 27-year-old took home a Tony for her role as actress-seductress Vanda in the Off-Broadway play, "Venus in Fur." Arianda has also played supporting roles in a few films, including Woody Allen's "Midnight In Paris," "Tower Heist" and "Win Win."

Joplin rose to fame Joplin in the 1960s, and some of her most iconic songs include "Me and Bobby McGee," "Try" and "Move Over." Sadly, she became a member of the infamous 27 Club in October 1970 when she was found dead in her hotel room from an overdose.

"Joplin" producer Peter Newman, who has been trying to get the project off the ground for the last 12 years, plans to start production at the start of next year.

For more details about the upcoming Janis Joplin biopic, head on over to Deadline.com.

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  • 78th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony And Luncheon

    NEW YORK, NY - MAY 18: Actress Nina Arianda attends the 78th annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on May 18, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

  • "Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala

    NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Nina Arianda and Cheyenne Jackson attend the 'Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations' Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

  • 8th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards - Arrivals

    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 14: Actress Nina Arianda attends the 8th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at the Skylight SOHO on November 14, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

  • "The Submission" Opening Night - After Party

    NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 27: Hugh Dancy and Nina Arianda attend the after party for the opening night of 'The Submission' at the 49 Grove on September 27, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)

  • "Venus In Fur" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals And Curtain Call

    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Actors Hugh Dancy (L) and Nina Arianda take their curtain call at the 'Venus in Fur' Broadway opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on November 8, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

  • "Venus In Fur" Broadway Opening Night - After Party

    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Director Walter Bobbie, actress Nina Arianda, and playwright David Ives attend the 'Venus In Fur' Broadway opening night after party at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on November 8, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

  • "Venus In Fur" Broadway Opening Night - After Party

    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Nina Arianda attends the 'Venus In Fur' Broadway opening night after party at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on November 8, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

  • "Venus in Fur" - Broadway

    Nina Arianda, left, and Hugh Dancy are shown in a scene from the Broadway production "Venus in Fur," in New York. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus)

  • "Ghost, The Musical" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals And Curtain Call

    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Actress Nina Arianda attends 'Ghost, The Musical' Opening Night at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)

  • "Venus in Fur" - Broadway

    Nina Arianda performing in "Venus in Fur." (Joan Marcus)

  • "Venus in Fur" - Broadway

    Nina Arianda, right, and Hugh Dancy are shown in a scene from the Broadway production "Venus in Fur," in New York. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus)

  • "Higher Ground" New York Premiere

    NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Actresses Nina Arianda, Donna Murphy, Vera Farmiga and Dagmara Dominczyk attend the 'Higher Ground' New York premiere at the AMC Loews 19th Street East 6 theater on August 15, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

  • "Master Class" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals & Curtain Call

    NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: Actress Nina Arianda attends the opening night of 'Master Class' on Broadway at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on July 7, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

  • "Venus in Fur" - Off Broadway

    Nina Arianda, left, and Wes Bentley are shown in a scene from David Ives' "Venus in Fur," playing off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company in New York. The production was nominated for a Tony Award for best play, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Joan Marcus)

  • 65th Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals

    NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Nina Arianda attends the 65th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

  • "Born Yesterday" Broadway Opening Night - After Party

    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Actors Robert Sean Leonard and Nina Arianda attend the after party for the 'Born Yesterday' Broadway opening night at The Edison Ballroom on April 24, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by John W. Ferguson/Getty Images)

  • "Born Yesterday" Broadway Opening Night - After Party

    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Liza Minnelli (L) and Nina Arianda attend the after party for the 'Born Yesterday' Broadway opening night>> at The Edison Ballroom on April 24, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by John W. Ferguson/Getty Images)

  • "Born Yesterday" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals & Curtain Call

    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: (L-R) Actors Robert Sean Leonard, Jim Belushi and Nina Arianda attend the 'Born Yesterday' Broadway opening night>> at the Cort Theatre on April 24, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by John W. Ferguson/Getty Images)

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