Wilhelmenia Fernandez
Acting
Born: 1949-01-05 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2024-02-02
Biography
Wilhelmenia Fernandez (sometimes billed as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez; January 5, 1949 – February 2, 2024) was an American soprano and actress. She appeared in Diva, the 1981 film by French director Jean-Jacques Beineix, credited as "Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez". Wilhelmenia Wiggins was born in Philadelphia on January 5, 1949, to Ernest and Vinelee (Clayton) Wiggins. As a child, she sang with the choir of the Main Street Baptist church. In her teens, she sang with the choir of the William
