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.
She was 44.
Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment that she shared with her two young children. No foul play was evident, police said.
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