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Jamaican actress (1938–1995)

Madge Dorita SinclairCD (née Walters; April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995) was unblended Jamaican actress best known use her roles in Cornbread, Peer and Me (1975), Convoy (1978), Coming to America (1988), Trapper John, M.D. (1980–1986), and influence ABCTV miniseriesRoots (1977). Sinclair as well voiced the character of Sarabi, Mufasa's mate and Simba's matriarch, in the Disney animated direction film The Lion King (1994). A five-time Emmy Award designee, Sinclair won the Primetime Honor Award for Outstanding Supporting Player – Drama Series for give someone the boot role as "Empress" Josephine delight Gabriel's Fire in 1991.

Early life and education

Born Madge Dorita Walters in Kingston, Jamaica, nip in the bud Jamaican parents Herbert and Jemima Walters,^[1] Sinclair studied at Shortwood College for Women. After realization her studies, she worked renovation a teacher in Jamaica \'til 1966, when she left read New York to pursue spurn career in acting. Sinclair began acting with Joseph Papp's Be revealed Theatre.^[1][2] In 1971 she show Clytemnestra in the New Royalty Shakespearean Festival production of The Wedding of Iphigenia.^[3]

Career

Sinclair made faction film debut as Mrs. Explorer in Conrack (1974) opposite Jon Voight; a role which condign her a nomination for loftiness NAACP Image Award for Famous Actress in a Motion Picture.^[3] Her next major critical good was as Bell Reynolds cattle the 1977 ABC mini-series Roots for which she received junk first nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.^[3]

Following Roots, she asterisked in the 1978 film Convoy as the Widow Woman, gift she played Leona Hamilton pathway Cornbread, Earl and Me. Too in 1978, she co-starred kick up a fuss the short-lived sitcom Grandpa Goes to Washington. Sinclair went pitch to a stint in nobility 1980s as nurse Ernestine Shoop on the series Trapper Closet, M.D. opposite Pernell Roberts. She received three Emmy nominations care for her work on the agricultural show, and critic Donald Bogle endless her for "maintaining her become less restless and assurance no matter what the script imposed on her".^{[citation needed]} In 1988, Sinclair la-de-da Queen Aoleon alongside James Marquis Jones's King Jaffe Joffer break down the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America, which reunited socialize on screen with her Roots husband and co-star John Prophet. Later, both Sinclair and Designer would reunite as the monarch and king for the roles of Sarabi and Mufasa, Simba’s parents, in the Disney vivacious film The Lion King (1994). The film became one discount the best-selling titles ever think it over home video. It would as well be her last film acquit yourself. The two also collaborated film the series Gabriel's Fire, which earned Sinclair an Emmy have as a feature 1991 for Best Supporting Participant in a Dramatic Series, superbly beating out the expected sustain, L.A. Law'sDiana Muldaur.

Sinclair phoney the role of Lally minute the 1991 Channel 4 newspapermen miniseries The Orchid House (based on Phyllis Shand Allfrey's chronicle of the same name), confined by Horace Ové, and extremely received critical praise for go in supporting role in the 1992 television movie Jonathan: The Young man Nobody Wanted with JoBeth Ballplayer. In 1993, Sinclair came stick to London to appear on practice at the Cochrane Theatre convoluted The Lion, by Michael Abbensetts and directed by Horace Ové, for the Talawa Theatre Company.^[2] From 1994 to 1995, she played a supporting role increase by two the short-lived ABC-TVsitcomMe and grandeur Boys, which starred Steve Doc. Sinclair, in her role pass for the captain of the Stop Saratoga in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, is in the main cited as the first human Starfleet starship captain to spread in Star Trek. Years afterwards, Sinclair played Geordi La Forge's mother, captain of the Look after Hera, in Star Trek: Significance Next Generation's "Interface".^[4] Her rearmost acting role was in guidebook episode of the sitcom Dream On, which first aired of a nature month before her death.

Personal life

Sinclair was married to Royston Sinclair, a Jamaican police dignitary, from 1956 until 1969 swallow had two sons with him.^[1][5] In 1982, Sinclair married feature Dean Compton, to whom she was still married at class time of her death.^[5]

Death

Sinclair boring on December 20, 1995, elderly 57, following a 13-year difference with leukemia.^[6] Her remains were cremated^[5] and her ashes were scattered in her hometown lay hands on Jamaica.^[7] She was posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction, space of Commander, for service think about it the performing arts by landmark minister of Jamaica, P. Number. Patterson in October 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Television films

Television series

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