On social media, Baz Luhrmann and Doja Cat paid tribute to Elvis star Shonka Dukureh She was discovered dead in her Nashville apartment on Thursday at the age of 44. Following her death, Elvis’ director took to Instagram and shared three photos of the actress in her final role as Big Mama Thornton in the Elvis … Read more
Actress Shonka Dukureh, who played “Elvis,” was discovered dead on Thursday in the apartment she shared with her two young children in Nashville, Tennessee, according to authorities. She had a 44-year-old age. Blues musician Dukureh played Big Mama Thornton in the wildly successful movie about Elvis Presley’s ascent to fame, which was released last month. … Read more
Shonka Dukureh was best known for playing Big Mama Thornton in last month’s film Elvis She was found dead Thursday morning in the bedroom of her Nashville apartment. One of her children found her unresponsive and ran to a neighbor’s apartment to call 911. Shonka Dukureh, a singer and actress best known for playing Big … Read more
