Shonka Dukureh, Elvis actress and singer, found dead in her apartment

Singer and actress Shonka Dukureh (44), who played Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, was found dead in her apartment on Thursday, the police said. According to a tweet from the Metro Nashville Police Department, no foul play is evident in Dukureh's death. Dukureh, a Fisk Univ graduate, was found dead in the bedroom of her Kothe Way apt that she shared with her two young children," the tweet reads.