Madge Sinclair

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). A five-time Emmy Award nominee, Sinclair won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series for her role as "Empress" Josephine in Gabriel's Fire in 1991.

28 April 1938

Born on the same birth day (28 April): Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar • Ann-Margret • António de Oliveira Salazar • Arthur Võõbus • Bruno Kirby • Chris Kaman • Eddie Jobson • Edward IV • Eva Adamczyková • Hal Sutton • Jean-Paul van Gastel • Lauren Laverne • Marcia Strassman • Noriyuki Iwadare • Oskar Schindler • Paul Sacher • Song Yuvin • Steve Rider • Sylvestre François Lacroix • Terry Pratchett • Too Short • Violent J • William Hall (VC)

Born in the same month (April 1938): Betty Cuthbert • Don Meredith • Doug Lewis (politician) • Gary Collins (actor) • Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician) • Issey Miyake • Larry Niven • Mahmud Esad Coşan • Mal Colston • Mary W. Gray • Natalya Kustinskaya • Ralph Willis • Roy Thinnes