Director Baz Luhrmann has shared his heartbreak following the dying of Elvis star Shonka Dukureh.
The actor and singer, who performed Large Mama Thornton within the latest biopic about Elvis Presley, was discovered lifeless in a bed room of her residence in Nashville on the age of 44.
After listening to the information, the director shared a collection of images, which included a picture of him kissing Shonka on the brow whereas on the set of Elvis.
He mentioned: “A particular mild went out at present and all the Elvis film household are heartbroken by the lack of Shonka Dukureh.
“From the second she got here into our world, Shonka introduced pleasure, spirit and naturally her voice and her music.
“Each time she was on set, on stage and even simply within the room, everybody at all times felt uplifted.
“Shonka was simply beginning to discover a bigger viewers for her great expertise, and I bought to see her uplift complete crowds of individuals at Coachella and past.
“A favourite phrase of Shonka’s, in every day use, was “blessings,” and I, together with your entire Elvis solid, crew and musical collaborators, really feel really blessed to have had time together with her.”
The 59-year-old filmmaker added that the solid and crew of Elvis had been sending their “love and assist” to her youngsters and household.
Shonka was discovered unresponsive by one among her youngsters who known as emergency companies.
There have been no indicators of foul play following her dying, who shared the condominium together with her two younger youngsters, police mentioned.
Publish-mortem outcomes are pending from the health worker.
Shonka, who additionally shared the stage at Coachella this 12 months with Doja Cat, had a theatre diploma from Fisk College in Nashville and graduated from Trevecca Nazarene with an schooling diploma, WPLN-FM reported.
In an interview with the station final month, Shonka mentioned she taught 12 months two pupils for some time after which labored with interior metropolis youths by way of after-school and summer time programmes.
She mentioned these college students reached out after seeing her in Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic.
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