Wilhelmenia Fernandez was an American soprano, sometimes billed as Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez. She is best known for her appearance in the 1981 film, Diva, the first feature film by director French director Jean-Jacques Beineix. Fernandez was born in January 1949 and was raised in south Philadelphia. She received her early training at the Philadelphia Academy of […]

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