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Morgana King

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Also known as Maria Grazia Morgana Messina

American singer and actress (1930-2018)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Portraits

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Film & TV

Pleasantville, New York, USA

Known for

  • The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 — Carmela "Mama" Corleone2016
  • A Brooklyn State of Mind — Aunt Rose1998
  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 — Mama Corleone1992
  • A Time to Remember — Mama Theresa1987
  • Deadly Intentions — Anna Livanos1985
  • Nunzio — Mrs. Sabatino1978
  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television — Carmela "Mama" Corleone1977
  • The Godfather Part II — Mama Corleone1974
  • The Godfather — Mama Corleone1972
  • The Danny Kaye Show — Self1963

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Listeners
37,506
Total plays
153,318

Tags

jazzvocal jazzfemale vocalistssoulfemale vocalist

Morgana King (June 4, 1930 – March 22, 2018) was an American jazz singer and actress. She began singing at a young age and a professional singing career at sixteen years old. In her twenties, she was singing at a Greenwich Village nightclub when she was recognized for her unique phrasing and vocal range, described as a four-octave contralto range. She was signed to a label and began recording solo albums. She recorded dozens of albums well into the late 1990s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
King
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Pleasantville
Place of death
Palm Springs
Occupation
film actor
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Image
Morgana King 1968.JPG
Number of children
1
Voice type
contralto
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Commons category
Morgana King
date of birth
1930-06-04
date of death
2018-03-22
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
lymphoma
start of work period
1946-00-00
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