Madge Sinclair
| Madge Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Madge Dorita Walters April 28, 1938 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | December 20, 1995 (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications of leukemia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–1995 |
| Notable work | Widow Woman in Convoy (1978) Queen Aeoleon in Coming to America (1988) Voice of Queen Sarabi the Lioness in Disney's The Lion King (1994) |
| Television |
Roots (1977) Trapper John, M.D. (1980-1986) |
| Spouse(s) | Royston Sinclair (19?–1969; two sons) Dean Compton (1982–95; her death) |
| Children | Garry Sinclair (b. 1962) Wayne Sinclair (b. 1964) |
| Parent(s) | Herbert Walters (father) Jemima Walters (mother) |
| Awards | 1991 Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series: Gabriel's Fire |
Madge Dorita Walters-Sinclair (April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995) was a Jamaican American actress, best known for her roles in Cornbread, Earl and Me, Coming to America, Trapper John, M.D., and the ABC TV miniseries Roots. She also voiced the character of Sarabi, Mufasa's mate and Simba's mother, in the animated feature film The Lion King. Sinclair won the 1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series for her role as Empress Josephine in Gabriel's Fire.
Born Madge Dorita Walters in Kingston, Jamaica, to Herbert and Jemima Walters. She was a teacher in Jamaica until 1968 when she left for New York to pursue her career in acting.
Following Roots, she starred in the 1978 film Convoy as the Widow Woman, and she played Leona Hamiltons in Cornbread, Earl and Me. Sinclair received an Emmy Award nomination for her role as Belle in the miniseries Roots. Also in 1978 she co-starred in the short-lived sitcom Grandpa Goes to Washington. Sinclair went on to a long-running stint in the 1980s as nurse Ernestine Shoop on the series Trapper John, M.D. opposite Pernell Roberts. She received three Emmy nominations for her work on the show, and critic Donald Bogle praised her for "maintaining her composure and assurance no matter what the script imposed on her".
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