SHELBY COUNTY, TN. (THECOUNT) — Shonka Dukureh, the acclaimed gospel singer and actress who portrayed “Big Mama Thornton” in the movie ‘Elvis’, has died, She was 44.
According to reports, Dukureh was found dead Thursday in the bedroom of her Kothe Way apartment in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville.
Dukureh shared her home with her two young children.
A cause of death was not provided.
Authorities said there is no evidence of foul play.
Further information about her death was not released.
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Geo quick facts: Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 927,644. It is the state’s largest county both in terms of population and geographic area. Its county seat is Memphis, a port on the Mississippi River and the second most populous city in Tennessee – Wikipedia.
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