#madge sinclair

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[kemetic-dreams]

Repost from @essenceofblackculture

[mannytoodope]

King Jaffe: I know you have been inconvenienced and am prepared to compensate you. Shall we say one million American dollars?

Cleo: No way!

 King Jaffe: Very well then. 2 million. 

Cleo: You haven't got enough money to buy my daughter off.

King Jaffe: Nonsense!

Queen Aoleon: Jaffe, apologize to Mr. McDowell.

King Jaffe: I will do no such thing. The man is beneath me, and so is his daughter.

Cleo: I don't care who you are. This is America, Jack. Now you say one more word about Lisa here, and I'ma bust up your royal body.

King Jaffe: Pardon me?

[ladytee918]

I’m speechless right now RIP

[citizenscreen]

Remembering Madge Sinclair on her birthday #botd

[catmomjudy]

James Earl Jones

Random Trivia

James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair played the royal couple of Zamunda—King Jaffe Joffer & Queen Aoleon—in Coming to America (1988).

They essentially reprised those roles by playing another African royal couple—Mufasa and Sarabi—in The Lion King (1994).

[loveboatinsanity]

[theoscarsproject]

Coming to America (1988). An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

I didn't really know what to expect with this one, but man, what a delight! Just a really, really fun romantic comedy that threads joy through practically every beat. It flirts with deeper themes of tradition and wanting better for your children in a way that infringes on their agency in ways that feel authentic but never overtake the main arc of connection and coming of age. Plus the costumes are killer. Just delightful. 8/10.

[camyfilms]

THE LION KING 1994

Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.

[filmjunky-99]

s t a r t r e k t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n created by gene roddenberry [interface, s7ep3] 'La Forge and the Subspace Being of Marijne VII'

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my 80's Fest Movie 🎬 Marathon...Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #actionadventure #scifi #StarTrek #StarTrek4 #StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome #generoddenberry #williamshatner #LeonardNimoy #RIPLeonardNimoy #JamesDoohan #ripjamesdoohan #NichelleNichols #RIPNichelleNichols #walterkoenig #deforestkelley #ripdeforestkelley #catherinehicks #GeorgeTakei #graceleewhitney #majelbarrettroddenberry #JaneWiedlin #RobinCurtis #JohnSchuck #michaelberryman #EveSmith #madgesinclair #dvd #80s #80sfest #durandurantulsas6thannual80sfest

[brianmccormicksmash52321]

Before expanding nationwide on June 24th, The Lion King was released in two selected theaters at the El Capitan Theatre and Radio City Music Hall on this date in 1994. Happy 30th anniversary and long live the King!

The King of the Disney Renaissance: 30 Years Later

[itsmyfriendisaac]

Coming To America: Eddie Murphy’s intercontinental romantic comedy begins with an elaborate ceremony for Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of Zamunda. Though most of the plot takes place in New York City, the film’s opening act is a grand display of African opulence worthy of multiple replays!

[vsthepomegranate]

Leadbelly (1976)

by Gordon Parks

[trekkie-polls]

There have been a huge number of famous guest stars on Star Trek over the years, so we're going to take this season by season and then have a face-off between the most voted in each series. Basically a bracket, minus the planning :). Each poll will have the same criteria: 1) they must be famous before being on Star Trek, 2) they cannot be a titled main character, and 3) when I can't fit everyone in I'm using my best judgment.

Below the fold I'm including photos of their Star Trek roles and a couple of things that made them famous before appearing on Star Trek... which limited my options to 10 names per poll (you can only have 10 photos per post).

Here's one article about some TOS TV guest stars if you want to read more about these & other cameos!

Frank Gorshin as Bele (s3ep15 Let That Be Your Last Battlefield) Previously the Riddler on the 60's Batman & a standup comic who opened on the Sullivan show for the first US Beatles appearance.

2. Ted Cassidy as Ruk (s1ep9 What are Little Girls Made Of?). Previously the voice of the Martian (Angry Red Planet), and Lurch (The Addams Family)

3. Julie Newmar as Eleen (s2ep3 Friday's Child). Previously Catwoman on Batman, and the android titular Rhoda on My Living Doll (the character who inspired Seven of Nine's name)

4. Ricardo Montálban as Khan Noonien Singh (s1ep24 Space Seed & Star Trek II). Ricardo has a long career, starting with musicals and short films in the US in 1940-41. He moved home to care for his dying mother, and became a famous Mexican Movie star in the 40's, starring in over a dozen movies. In the late 40's he returned to the US, and US Hollywood. In 1949 he was the first Hispanic Person to appear on the cover of Life Magazine. He continued to star in many movies, TV shows, and Broadway productions leading up to his first TOS appearance.

5. Michael Dunn as Alexander (s3ep12 Plato's Stepchildren). Previously Dr. Miguelito Loveless on The Wild West and Mr Big on Get Smart. Also Considered by Gene Roddenberry for the role of "Spock" in the Star Trek pilot The Cage!

6. Lee Meriwether as Losira (s3ep16 That Which Survives). Previously 1955 Ms America, Catwoman on Batman, and Tracey, Anna Rojak on Mission Impossible.

7. John Larroquette as Maltz (Star Trek III). Previously Dan Fielding on Night Count, Dr Paul Herman on Doctor's Hospital, and Second Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Anderson on Baa Baa Black Sheep.

8. Christopher Lloyd as Kruge (Star Trek III). Previously Reverend Jim Ignatowski on Taxi (a character who cannonically loved Star Trek), Phillip Semenko on Cheers, and Taber in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

9. Madge Sinclair as Captain (Star Trek IV). Previously Nurse Ernestine on Trapper John MD, and Bell Reynolds in Roots. She was the first on-screen female captain in Star Trek. She later went on to play Geordi's mom in TNG - the 4th role in which she played Levar Burton's Mother.

10. Iman as Martia (Star Trek VI). Previously a supermodel, Cynthia in L.A. Story (alongside Sir Pat Stew), Nina Beka in No Way Out, Mariammo in Out of Africa, and Lois Blyth & Dakotah in Miami Vice.

[citizenscreen]

Madge Sinclair (April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995)