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.

The actor received her first Academy Award nomination for playing Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic opposite Timothee Chalamet.

Actress Monica Barbaro finally met Joan Baez, the iconic folksinger, activist and ex-girlfriend of Bob Dylan, who she plays in the new movie “A Complete Unknown.” Barbaro, 34, captured her sweet encounter with Baez, 84, in photos she shared Monday on Instagram.

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

A Complete Unknown star Monica Barbaro has revealed she finally met folk legend Joan Baez, who she portrayed in the Bob Dylan biopic. While Joan has previously heaped praise on the film, and Monica’s depiction of her more specifically, she wasn’t actually able to meet the woman who played her on the big screen until recently.

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.

Monica Barbaro met Joan Baez in person for the first time. For Barbaro, this was a big step in an extraordinary journey that first began in 2020, back when Barbaro couldn't play guitar at all, but sang at her audition to play Baez in James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic,

Singer-songwriter Joan Baez has shared her take on the recent Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. The film hit UK cinemas last month, and charts Bob Dylan’s rise to fame, as well as some of his earlier relationships, including with Joan.