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.

Real and on-screen worlds collide! Monica Barbaro, 34, portrayed the legendary musician Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, which depicted Bob Dylan's rise to success. Baez, 84 — who released more than 30 albums over 60 years and is widely known for her protest songs — was instrumental to Dylan's popularity.

Finally, the star of the recent Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro, has met the real-life Joan Baez. Previously, the “Diamonds and Rust” singer complimented Barbaro's performance of her in James Mangold's Timothée Chalamet -led movie.

Joan Baez has shared her thoughts on James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and gave “kudos” to Monica Barbaro, who portrays Baez in the film.

Folk legend Joan Baez is giving her take on Monica Barbaro playing her in the Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown."

In a new interview, Joan Baez shared what she thought of Monica Barbaro’s portrayal of her in the new Bob Dylan biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown.’

I think she fell in love with the words themselves and how he was saying things she was trying to find the words for,' the 'A Complete Unknown' actor says of the folk singers' doomed relationship.

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. However,