Shonka Dukureh, one of the stars of the new Elvis film, has died aged 44. The recently acclaimed actress was found dead in her apartment by one of her young children, just after recently drawing plaudits for her role as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic.
TMZ reported she was found dead in the bedroom of her apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. (21. 07. 22) The child is said by the Metro Nashville Police Department to have ran to get help from a neighbour, who called 911 around 9.
30am local time. Investigators are currently waiting for autopsy results to determine her cause of death but no foul play is suspected by police.
Shonka was also known to Doja Cat fans after she appeared as Big Mama Thornton in the singer’s music video for the soundtrack song ‘Vegas’.
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