Before Coming-To-America Actress Passed Away, Her Rocky Personal Life May Surprise You
Many entertainers have left great impacts on our culture, but the roads they traveled to get there, weren’t always peaches and cream. Actress, Madge Sinclair, is one of them. She laid a helluva foundation through her may roles in film and television and at times, her personal life was a roller coaster.
We best know her for her roles as “Queen Aoleon” in Coming To America and as “Belle,” the wife of “Kunta Kinte” in Roots, among many others. Later in life, she became the voice of of “Sarabi,” “Simba’s” mother, in The Lion King film. What many didn’t know though, is that Madge Sinclair sadly passed away years ago. Before her passing, she made other accomplishments that most were not aware of and she also had her fair share of ups and downs.