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Rebecca Ferguson plays Jenny Lind in The Greatest Showman. The scene in which Barnum convinces Lind to join the show highlights what made him such a great entrepreneur: his power of persuasion.
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Personality
Often seen moving quite elegantly, Lind is an established upper class citizen who is uses correct language and grammar while in conversation with others. She has a passion for singing and is has built a reputation for herself as the 'Swedish Nightingale' due to her beautiful voice. Lind is a generous woman, donating majority of her money made from performances to charities. However, she is also discovered to be a little sneaky, as when she discovers P. T. barnum doesn't feel the same that Jen...
Physical Appearance
As an upper class citizen, Lind is noticeably wealthy, often seen wearing extravagant gowns, jewellery and hair pieces.
Lind became famous after her performance in Der Freischütz in Sweden in 1838. Within a few years, she had suffered vocal damage, but the singing teacher Manuel García saved her voice. She was in great demand in opera roles throughout Sweden and northern Europe during the 1840s, and was closely associated with Felix Mendelssohn. After two acclaimed ...
The Greatest Showman
Lind is first met by P. T. Barnum when the two were invited to meet Queen Victoria in England. Lind is somewhat charmed at the notion of P. T. Barnum's invitation to perform a tour of the United States, but agrees and she soon finds herself in New York with Barnum. Barnum organises Lind's first performance in New York where she opens to a full audience. She performs her own song Never Enough and the crowd is blown away by her talent. Lind receives a standing ovation from the entire audience i...
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Mar 21, 2022 · If Jenny Lind from "The Greatest Showman" seems familiar, it might be from Rebecca Ferguson's many film appearances. ... In her role as Ilsa Faust, an MI6 agent who went undercover to infiltrate ...
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Nov 13, 2020 · Picture: Getty/Rex. By Maddy Shaw Roberts. Nicknamed the ‘Swedish Nightingale’, Jenny Lind was a soprano whose voice was admired by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann, no less! She may have found 21st-century fame from the film The Greatest Showman, but Lind was a lot more than P.T. Barnum’s singing money-maker.
- Maddy Shaw Roberts
The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, and a story by Bicks. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya.
Dec 22, 2017 · Left, Rebecca Ferguson stars as Jenny Lind in The Greatest Showman; Right, PT Barnum singer Jenny Lind poses for a portrait. Left, by Niko Tavernise; Right, from Bettmann Collection.
