Zelma Bullock (Tina Turner’s Mother): Wiki, Age, Bio, Ex-Husband, Death

Zelma Bullock (Tina Turner’s Mother): Wiki, Age, Bio, Parents, Husband, Death, Birth Year, Birthplace, Hometown, Nationality & More: Joe Currie and Georgianna Flag are thought to have given birth to Zelma Priscilla Bullock (née Currie) circa 1918. She was born in Tennessee. She is well known as the mother of Tina Turner who is an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, and actress. Widely referred to as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of Ike & Tina Turner before launching a successful career as a solo performer. She however died in 1999 and is recently in news for being introduced in the new released documentary film of Tina Turner named “Tina”.

Zelma Bullock

Zelma Bullock Life and Education

Floyd Richard Bullock was Zelma’s husband. Floyd worked as a sharecropper supervisor in Nutbush, Tennessee, where the couple lived. Alline and Anna Bullock, Zelma and Floyd’s daughters, were born to them. Tina Turner was Anna’s stage name later on. Evelyn Juanita Currie was another daughter of Zelma. The three girls were reared by their grandma when Zelma and Floyd divorced. Zelma later relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, and the girls joined her.

Zelma Bullock Career

Zelma along with her husband Floyd Richard Bullock used to be poor Sharecroppers. However, Zelma’s daughter Tina Turner is a Grammy-winner and  rose to fame in the 1960s by singing and performing with then-husband Ike Turner, later enjoying an international solo career with hits like “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”

Zelma Bullock

Zelma Bullock Personal Life

Tina is a documentary that delves into this tumultuous relationship. “I did all of these things for my mother,” Turner admits in the documentary. As if she loved me, I did everything I could for her. She, on the other hand, did not. She was ecstatic about my success.” In 1999, Zelma Bullock passed away. Turner heard the news of her mother’s death while on a European promotional tour for her album Twenty Four Seven. Ike Turner, Tina’s ex-husband, had attended Zelma’s funeral while she stayed away.

Here is the full bio of Zelma, her family, mother, father, Brother, name, age, height in feet, wide, body measurement, Boyfriend, Birthplace, high school, Interest, nationality, Instagram, why is she famous for, income network, birthyear, zodiac sign, education, Hometown, Net Worth.

Zelma Bullock Bio, Height, Weight, Profile, Net Worth

Real name Zelma Priscilla Bullock
Gender  Female
Age  81
Year of birth 1918
Birthplace   United States
Nationality  African-American
Hometown Tennessee
Religion Buddhism
Height  Not Known
Weight  Not Known
Ethnicity/Race Black
Zodiac sign Not Known
Marital Status Divorced
University Not Known
Parents  Joe Currie and Georgianna Flag
Famous For being introduced in the new released documentary film of Tina Turner named “Tina”.
Ex-Husband Floyd Richard Bullock
Children Alline Bullock, Anna Bullock and Evelyn Juanita Currie
Death Year 1999
Net worth Not known

Zelma Bullock

Some lesser-known facts about Zelma:

  • Joe Currie and Georgianna Flag are thought to have given birth to Zelma Priscilla Bullock (née Currie) circa 1918. She was born in Tennessee
  • She is well known as the mother of Tina Turner who is an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, and actress. Widely referred to as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of Ike & Tina Turner before launching a successful career as a solo performer.
  • Tina is a documentary that delves into this tumultuous relationship. “I did all of these things for my mother,” Turner admits in the documentary.
  • Alline and Anna Bullock, Zelma and Floyd’s daughters, were born to them. Tina Turner was Anna’s stage name later on. Evelyn Juanita Currie was another daughter of Zelma. The three girls were reared by their grandma when Zelma and Floyd divorced. Zelma later relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, and the girls joined her.

Zelma Bullock Social media Accounts: 

She is not on Instagram. But however her daughter Tina Turner is on Instagram with the following name:

Instagram

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