Shonka Dukureh, who recently played Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton in 'Elvis,' passed away on Thursday. Director Baz Luhrmann called her “a special light” in his tribute to the performer.
. “From the moment she came into our world, Shonka brought joy, spirit and of course her voice and her music. Whenever she was on set, on stage or even just in the room, everyone always felt uplifted,” Luhrmann wrote. “Shonka was just starting to find a larger audience for her tremendous talent, and I got to see her uplift whole crowds of people at Coachella and beyond.
A favorite word of Shonka’s, in daily use, was ‘blessings,’ and I, along with the entireJust last week Dukureh shared her philosophy about success in an interview posted to. “Gratefulness is where I live cuz my granny, gmama, momma, family modeled and instilled it in me,” she said. “It isn’t a posture of less than or crumbs scraping, but one that acknowledges good things aren’t a guarantee and when we encounter them thankfulness, gratefulness is the least we can express.
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