Shonka Dukureh recently played Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic in her big-screen debut — her “Hound Dog” performance in the film went viral online
Shonka Dukureh as Big Mama Thornton in Elvis. Photo: Kane Skennar/Warner Bros. Pictures Actress and blues singer Shonka Dukureh has died, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said on July 22. The Elvis actress was found in the bedroom of her apartment shared with her two children with no signs of foul play, according to police. She was 44.
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dukureh earned a bachelor’s degree in theater from Fisk University and a master’s degree in education from Trevecca Nazarene. She went on to become an elementary-school teacher and theater actress, radio station WPLN-FM reported.
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