Madge Sinclair
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Madge Sinclair

Actor · Voice Actor

Queen Aoleon in Coming to America and the voice of Sarabi in The Lion King.

In memoriam · April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995

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Madge Sinclair (April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995) was a Jamaican actress whose stage and screen career included Roots, Trapper John, M.D., and a landmark pairing with James Earl Jones. In Coming to America (1988) she played Queen Aoleon opposite Jones’s King Jaffe Joffer. Disney later cast both as Simba’s parents in The Lion King (1994), with Sinclair voicing Sarabi. Sinclair died on December 20, 1995, at age 57.

Source for date of death: wikidata.

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Known for
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Occupation
Actor, Voice Actor
Born
April 28, 1938 in Kingston, Jamaica
Died
December 20, 1995
Credits listed
5 (1974–1994)

Film & Television Credits

  • 1988 Coming to America as Queen Aoleon IMDb ↗
  • 1994 The Lion King as Sarabi (voice) IMDb ↗
  • 1977 Roots as Bell Reynolds IMDb ↗
  • 1980–1986 Trapper John, M.D. as Ernestine Shoop IMDb ↗
  • 1974 Conrack as Mrs. Scott IMDb ↗

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