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Maria Grazia Morgana Messina, known as Morgana King, was an American jazz singer and actress. She began 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.
Birth Name
Maria Grazia Morgana Messina
Born
Wednesday, 04 June 1930
Died
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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A Brooklyn State of Mind | Aunt Rose | 1998 |
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Mama Corleone | 1992 |
A Time to Remember | Mama Theresa | 1987 |
Nunzio | Mrs. Sabatino | 1978 |
The Godfather Saga | Mama Corleone | 1977 |
Jigsaw John | Zoe Pappas | 1976 |
The Godfather Part II | Mama Corleone | 1974 |
The Godfather | Mama Corleone | 1972 |
Garroway | Self | 1969 |
The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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A Brooklyn State of Mind | Aunt Rose | 1998 |
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Mama Corleone | 1992 |
A Time to Remember | Mama Theresa | 1987 |
Nunzio | Mrs. Sabatino | 1978 |
The Godfather Saga | Mama Corleone | 1977 |
Jigsaw John | Zoe Pappas | 1976 |
The Godfather Part II | Mama Corleone | 1974 |
The Godfather | Mama Corleone | 1972 |
Garroway | Self | 1969 |
The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
Della | Self | 1969 |
Playboy After Dark | Singer / Self | 1969 |
The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
The Woody Woodbury Show | Self | 1967 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer | 1964 |
The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Vocalist / Self - Vocalist / Self | 1961 |
The Tonight Show | Self - singer | 1954 |