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Dukureh, from ‘Elvis’ film, found dead in Nashville home

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Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year’s movie about Elvis Presley, was found dead Thursday in a bedroom at her home in Nashville, police said. She was 44. Nashville police said there were no signs of foul play. Autopsy results are pending from the medical examiner. Dukureh, a Fisk University graduate and Nashville singer, shared the apartment with her two young children, police said. One of the children found her unresponsive and went to the apartment of a neighbor, who called 911 shortly before 9:30 a.m., police said.

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The Guardian

Elvis actor Shonka Dukureh dies one month after big screen debut

The 44-year-old singer, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s latest film, was found unresponsive in her Nashville home

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CTV News

Shonka Dukureh, singer and 'Elvis' actress, dead at 44

Shonka Dukureh, a singer and actress who portrayed Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton in the recently released Baz Luhrmann film 'Elvis,' died Thursday, according to Nashville police.

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The Independent

Director of Elvis biopic ‘heartbroken’ after death of actress Shonka Dukureh

The singer starred as Big Mama Thornton in the film about Elvis Presley.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

'Elvis' actress Shonka Dukureh found dead in Nashville home

A singer and actress who appeared this year as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the film "Elvis" was found dead in her Nashville apartment on Thursday, police said. The body of Shonka Dukureh, 44, was found after one of her two young children found the actress unresponsive and ran to get a neighbor, who called 9-1-1, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a written

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Elvis actress dies aged 44 as body found in flat by one of her young kids

Actress Shonka Dukureh, who stars in the new Elvis Presley film, was found by one of her young children in her Nashville apartment this morning, TMZ have reported

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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