Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair (born April 28, 1938 in Kingston, Jamaica; died December 20, 1995 in Los Angeles, California) was a Jamaican actress.

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April 28 - 1938 - Kingston, Jamaica - December 20 - 1995 - Los Angeles, California - Jamaica

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Sinclair received an Emmy Award nomination for her role as Belle in the miniseries Roots. She went on to a long-running stint in the 1980s as nurse Ernestine Shoop on the series Trapper John, M.D. opposite Pernell Roberts.

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Emmy Award - Miniseries - Roots - 1980s - Trapper John, M.D. - Pernell Roberts

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Sinclair became known to another generation for her portrayal of Sarabi (though the character has only one line), Simba?s mother in the Disney animated film The Lion King (1994). The film became the best selling home video.

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Disney - The Lion King - 1994

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She died in 1995 of leukaemia.

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1995 - Leukaemia

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