Winsome Sinclair
Winsome G. M. Sinclair (October 27, 1965 – August 12, 2024) was a Jamaican-born American casting director and film producer. She started Winsome Sinclair and Associates, a global casting agency based in Atlanta, and worked with top directors like Spike Lee, John Singleton, Steven Spielberg, Lee Daniels, and the Hughes Brothers. She helped cast films such as 2 Fast 2 Furious, All Eyez On Me, Amistad, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, and The Best Man.
Born in Jamaica and raised in New York, Sinclair attended Uniondale High School and Florida A&M University. Her first casting director credit was in 1998 for Belly. In 2010, she served as the Star Project Mentor at the American Black Film Festival. She produced films, including the 2017 Sam Pollard film Maynard about Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson. Through her casting agency, she helped launch Kenneth Andam's book Scarlet Minor Chronicles. She spoke at industry events, including the 2018 Careers in Film Summit in Atlanta. She had two adoptive sons. She died in hospice care from colon cancer on August 12, 2024, at age 58.
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