Morgana King Biography
Morgana Messina, 4 June 1930, Pleasantville, New York, USA. Although classically trained, King made the shift to singing jazz-inflected standards with surprising ease. Her appeal embraced both the popular audience and many jazz musicians, who hold her work in high regard. Despite her successes as a singer, King had ambitions in other fields and in the early 70s played Don Corleone's wife in The Godfather and The Godfather II, opposite Marlon Brando. She later continued with her singing career, making occasional records which emphasized her commercial leanings.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.
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