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'Elvis' actress and singer Shonka Dukureh found dead in her apartment
Updated On: 23 July, 2022 09:32 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
According to `Variety`, as reported by The Tennessean, Dukureh was found unresponsive on Thursday morning by one of her children, who went to a neighbour for help
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Singer and actress Shonka Dukureh (44), who played Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann`s "Elvis", was found dead in her apartment on Thursday, the police said. According to a tweet from the Metro Nashville Police Department, no foul play is evident in Dukureh`s death. "Dukureh, a Fisk Univ graduate, was found dead in the bedroom of her Kothe Way apt that she shared with her two young children," the tweet reads. According to `Variety`, as reported by The Tennessean, Dukureh was found unresponsive on Thursday morning by one of her children, who went to a neighbour for help. The cause of death is not yet known and will be determined by the medical examiner.
Dukureh got her breakout role this year in `Elvis` as Willie Mae `Big Mama` Thornton, the iconic R&B singer-songwriter who was the first to record Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. `Hound Dog` in 1952, which would later be made even more famous by Elvis Presley. `Elvis` was Dukureh`s first major film role, and her voice is featured on the film`s soundtrack in her version of `Hound Dog`. According to The Tennessean, Dukureh was from Charlotte, N.C. but later became a Nashville resident.
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