Sarabi — Mufasa: The Lion King Character Profile

About Sarabi

Graceful lioness queen and Simba's devoted mother.

Sarabi — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Hunting, Leadership, Resilience, Diplomacy

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• The Lion King universe

Quick Facts about Sarabi

Occupation

hunter

Eye Color

Amber

Sarabi's Known Relations

• Mufasa — Spouse
• Simba — Child
• Scar — Relative
• Nala — Relative
• Kiara — Relative
• Zira — Relative
• Kopa — Relative
• Kion — Relative
• Afia — Relative
• Masego — Relative
• Mufasa — Unmarried partner
• Mufasa — Significant person
• Scar — Enemy

Sarabi appears in 3 titles

• The Lion King (1994) — character page
• The Lion King (2019) — character page
• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Character Facts

Played by

Tiffany Boone

Appears in

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Sarabi — Romantic Love Interest — Mufasa (Aaron Pierre)

  Mufasa and Sarabi fall in love during the journey to Milele.

  Sarabi admits she knows Mufasa saved her during the stampede, and the two fall in love.

• Sarabi — Romantic Unrequited Love — Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr.)

  Taka loves Sarabi, but she chooses Mufasa.

  Taka falls for Sarabi but grows jealous when Mufasa saves her during the stampede.

• Sarabi — Alliance Scout Companion — Zazu (Preston Nyman)

  Zazu is Sarabi's scout companion.

  Sarabi has Zazu as her hornbill scout when the group meets them in the jungle.

• Sarabi — Conflict Enemy — Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen)

  Sarabi defies Kiros by helping the group escape.

  Sarabi causes an elephant stampede so the group can escape the Outsiders led by Kiros.

• Sarabi — Alliance Ally — Young Rafiki (Kagiso Lediga)

  Sarabi joins Young Rafiki's quest to reach Milele.

  Sarabi joins Young Rafiki's guided journey to Milele and fights alongside him against the Outsiders.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Mufasa: The Lion King

More characters from Mufasa: The Lion King

• Mufasa (Aaron Pierre)
• Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr.)
• Young Rafiki (Kagiso Lediga)
• Eshe (voice) (Thandiwe Newton)
• Zazu (Preston Nyman)
• Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter)
• Obasi (voice) (Lennie James)
• Taka Cub (voice) (Theo Somolu)
• Junia (voice) (Thuso Mbedu)
• Mufasa Cub (voice) (Braelyn Rankins)
• Amara (voice) (Folake Olowofoyeku)
• Akua (voice) (Joanna Jones)