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Anne Wheeler is a fictional trapeze artist and love interest of Phillip Carlyle in the film The Greatest Showman. She is portrayed by Zendaya and faces racism and insecurities in the 19th-century circus world.
May 12, 2023 · Anne Wheeler (Zendaya) was a trapeze artist and a person of color in P.T. Barnum's circus, which was a social barrier for her and her lover Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron). Learn why she was considered a freak, how racism affected her life, and how the movie handled the topic.
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Anne Wheeler is a Canadian film and television writer, producer, and director. She has made several features and miniseries, including The Sleep Room, The Diviners, and Firefly Lane, and has won several awards and honors.
- P.T. Barnum, portrayed by Hugh Jackman. Phineas Taylor Barnum was the mastermind behind the world-famous circus spectacle that would come to be known as "The Greatest Show on Earth."
- Charity (Hallett) Barnum, portrayed by Michelle Williams. At age 21, Charity Hallett Barnum, of Bethel, Connecticut, married Barnum, then 19, in the fall of 1829.
- Jenny Lind, portrayed by Rebecca Ferguson. Jenny Lind, otherwise known as "The Swedish Nightingale," was one of the most highly regarded opera singers of the 19th century.
- The Bearded Lady, Lettie Lutz, portrayed by Keala Settle. The Bearded Lady, known as Lettie Lutz in The Greatest Showman, was actually named Annie Jones in real life.
- Michelle Williams. Born: September 9, 1980. Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana, USA. Charity Barnum. Born: October 28, 1808. Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut, USA. Death: November 19, 1873.
- Rebecca Ferguson. Born: October 19, 1983. Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden. Jenny Lind. Born: October 6, 1820. Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden. Death: November 2, 1887. Pictured in 1850, the year P.T.
- Sam Humphrey. Born: abt 1994. Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand. Tom Thumb. Born: January 4, 1838. Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Death: July 15, 1883, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA (stroke)
- Keala Settle. Born: November 5, 1975. Birthplace: Laie, Hawaii, USA. Annie Jones. Born: July 14, 1865. Birthplace: Virginia, USA. Death: October 22, 1902, Brooklyn, New York, USA (tuberculosis)
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Anne Wheeler is a filmmaker who has made award-winning movies and TV shows, such as Anne with an E, Firefly Lane, and Bye Bye Blues. She was born in Alberta, Canada, and has a background in mathematics and music.
