- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMaria Grazia Morgana Messina
- Height5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
- Morgana King was born on June 4, 1930 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974) and A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998). She was married to William Dennis DeBerardinis and Tony Fruscella. She died on March 22, 2018 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
- SpousesWilliam Dennis DeBerardinis(1963 - July 8, 1965) (his death)Tony Fruscella(1947 - 1956) (divorced, 1 child)
- Although she played John Cazale, Al Pacino and James Caan's mother in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), she was only five years older than Cazale and ten years older than Pacino and Caan.
- Plays Mama Corleone in both The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), but refused to climb into a casket for the character's funeral scene. For that scene, Francis Ford Coppola had his mother Italia Coppola play the part.
- She was only seven months older than Robert Duvall when she played his semi-adopted mother in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
- Had a four-octave contralto vocal range.
- Jazz singer turned actress.
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