<p>A singer and actress who appeared this year as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the film <em>Elvis</em> was found dead in her Nashville apartment on Thursday, police said.</p>.<p>The body of Shonka Dukureh, 44, was found after one of her two young children found the actress unresponsive and ran to get a neighbor, who called 9-1-1, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a written statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-batman-to-premiere-on-prime-video-next-week-1129009.html" target="_blank">'The Batman' to premiere on Prime Video next week</a></strong></p>.<p>Police said no foul play was suspected and that an autopsy had been scheduled to determine her cause of death.</p>.<p>Nashville Mayor John Cooper tweeted his condolences to Dukureh's family, saying that she had graduated from Fisk University in the city that she had called home for many years.</p>.<p>Dukureh starred alongside Austin Butler as Elvis Presley and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker in the 2022 film.</p>.<p>Variety reported that <em>Elvis</em> marked the first major film role for Dukureh, who was born in North Carolina.</p>
<p>A singer and actress who appeared this year as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the film <em>Elvis</em> was found dead in her Nashville apartment on Thursday, police said.</p>.<p>The body of Shonka Dukureh, 44, was found after one of her two young children found the actress unresponsive and ran to get a neighbor, who called 9-1-1, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a written statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-batman-to-premiere-on-prime-video-next-week-1129009.html" target="_blank">'The Batman' to premiere on Prime Video next week</a></strong></p>.<p>Police said no foul play was suspected and that an autopsy had been scheduled to determine her cause of death.</p>.<p>Nashville Mayor John Cooper tweeted his condolences to Dukureh's family, saying that she had graduated from Fisk University in the city that she had called home for many years.</p>.<p>Dukureh starred alongside Austin Butler as Elvis Presley and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker in the 2022 film.</p>.<p>Variety reported that <em>Elvis</em> marked the first major film role for Dukureh, who was born in North Carolina.</p>