Actress, singer
4 June 1930 to 22 March 2018
An American actress and singer best known on the big screen for her role as Mama Corleone, King played the wife of Marlon Brando’s Don Vito in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part 2 (1974). Away from the screen she was an acclaimed jazz singer renowned for her impressive four-octave range.
