Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; [a] July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur lyric soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability.

Florence Foster Jenkins was an American amateur soprano, music lover, philanthropist, and socialite who gained fame for her notoriously off-pitch voice. She became a word-of-mouth sensation in the 1940s through her self-funded performances in New York City.

Jul 20, 2016 · Fact-checking Florence Foster Jenkins revealed that as a child prodigy pianist, Florence performed at the White House when Rutherford B. Hayes was President. Did Florence's father threaten to cut her off if she didn't give up music? Yes.

Florence Foster Jenkins is a 2016 biographical film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Nicholas Martin and Julia Kogan. [4] It stars Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress known for her generosity and poor singing. Hugh Grant plays her manager and long-time companion, St. Clair Bayfield.

Florence Foster Jenkins: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson. The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Florence Foster Jenkins was an American amateur soprano, socialite, and philanthropist. She was a rich woman who began financing her own shows in the 1920s, hoping to become a star, despite her total lack of musical talent.

Aug 13, 2016 · In the new biopic, “Florence Foster Jenkins,” Meryl Streep plays the title role of a wealthy philanthropist with the desire — but not the talent — to be a singer. The Stephen Frears film is...

Jul 2, 2021 · Florence Foster Jenkins, played by Meryl Streep in the 2016 biopic, was an American socialite and aspiring coloratura soprano. But everyone who went to her concerts was in on a strange joke: she was an absolutely terrible singer.

Jul 9, 2020 · In 1944, independently wealthy socialite Florence Foster Jenkins made her Carnegie Hall debut. The rest is history.

Aug 10, 2016 · A new film starring Meryl Streep, which opens in the U.S. Friday, tells the improbable story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a real-life New York socialite who pronounced herself a coloratura...