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Madge Sinclair
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 57
GenderFemaleNationalityJamaicaBorn28/04/1938Born inSt. Ann, Jamaica W.I.Died20/12/1995 (aged 57)Died inLos AngelesCauseleukemiaWikidataQ259737 ↗TMDb#58074 ↗

Madge Dorita Sinclair CD was a Jamaican actress best known for her roles in Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), Convoy (1978), Coming to America (1988), Trapper John, M.D. (1980–1986), and the ABC TV miniseries Roots (1977). Sinclair also voiced the character of Sarabi, Mufasa's mate and Simba's mother, in the Disney animated feature film The Lion King (1994).

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Filmography34 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1994The Lion KingMovieSarabi (voice)56
1993Alex Haley's QueenSeriesDora55
1992Jonathan: The Boy Nobody WantedMovieFaye Lincoln54
1991The Orchid HouseSeriesLally53
1990Dream OnSeriesMrs. Charles52
1990Gabriel's FireSeriesEmpress Josephine52
1989Tales from the CryptSeriesLucille51
1988RoseanneSeries—50
1988Coming to AmericaMovieQueen Aoleon50
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeriesCaptain Silva La Forge49
1986L.A. LawSeriesJessica Rollins48
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeMovieSaratoga Captain (uncredited)48
1984Backwards: The Riddle of DyslexiaMovieMiss Tomas46
1982I Love LibertyMovieSelf44
1982VictimsMovieSgt. Ashcroft44
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeriesMrs. Jefferson42
1980Jimmy B. & AndreMovieAndre's Mother42
1980High IceMovieDr. Pittman42
1979Trapper John, M.D.SeriesErnestine Shoop, R. N.41
1979I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMovieMiss Flowers41
1978ConvoyMovieWidow Woman40
1978Grandpa Goes to WashingtonSeries—40
1978The White ShadowSeriesLouelia Judd40
1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore StoryMovieGeorgia LeFlore40
1978Uncle Joe ShannonMovieMargaret40
1977RootsSeriesBell Reynolds39
1976I Will, I Will...For NowMovieDr. Williams38
1976LeadbellyMovieMiss Eula38
1975Medical StorySeries—37
1975Joe ForresterSeries—37
1975Cornbread, Earl and MeMovieLeona Hamilton37
1974ConrackMovieMrs. Scott36
1974I Love You...Good-byeMovieSalesgirl36
1972The WaltonsSeries—34