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American casting director (1965–2024)
Winsome Sinclair
BornWinsome G. M. Sinclair
(1965-10-27)October 27, 1965
Jamaica
DiedAugust 12, 2024(2024-08-12) (aged 58)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Nationality Jamaican American
Alma materFlorida A&M University
Occupations
  • Casting director
  • film producer
ChildrenTwo

Winsome G.M. Sinclair (October 27, 1965 – August 12, 2024) was a Jamaican-born American casting director and film producer. She was the founder and chairwoman of Winsome Sinclair and Associates, a global casting agency based out of Atlanta. Sinclair was a frequent collaborator with famed directors such as Spike Lee, John Singleton, Steven Spielberg, Lee Daniels, and the Hughes Brothers. Notable films she worked on include 2 Fast 2 Furious, All Eyez On Me, Amistad, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, and The Best Man.

Biography

Born in Jamaica and raised in New York, Sinclair went to Uniondale High School and graduated from Florida A&M University. Her first casting director credit came in 1998 with Belly, starring Nas and DMX.

In 2010, she was the Star Project Mentor at the 2010 American Black Film Festival. She also produced movies, such as co-producing the 2017 Sam Pollard film Maynard, a bio-pic about Atlanta's first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson. The film was shown at film festivals such as Doc NYC and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Through her casting agency, she also took part in the launching of Kenneth Andam's book Scarlet Minor Chronicles. She was a panelist at the 2018 For the academy's Careers in Film Summit in Atlanta, hosted by the African-American Film Critics Association.

Sinclair had two adoptive sons. She died in hospice care due to colon cancer on August 12, 2024, at the age of 58.

Filmography

Casting director

Film

Year Title Notes Ref.
2023 Seeking: Mapping Our Gullah Geechee Story
2017 Maynard
All Eyez on Me
2012 Red Hook Summer
2006 Black Snake Moan
My Brother
2002 G
2001 30 Years to Life
1998 Belly

Music videos

Year Title Notes Ref.
2016 Us or Else
2009 Before I Self Destruct

Producer

Year Title Notes Ref.
2017 Maynard Co-producer

References

  1. ^ Winsome Sinclair, Casting Director Who Worked Often With Spike Lee, Dies at 58
  2. ^ Synergy PR Services (August 14, 2024). "Respected Casting Director Winsome Sinclair has Passed Away". EIN News. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. Moore, Tracey (June 21, 2010). "Conversation OF THE SPIRITED ACTOR/Black superstar casting director Winsome Sinclair". Blog Talk Radio. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Caslin, Yvette (November 18, 2017). "Atlanta's 1st Black mayor immortalized in 'Maynard' doc; debuts at DOC NYC". rollingout. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (2018). "MAYNARD - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival". Duke Center for Documentary Studies. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  6. Larbie, Ama Nsroma (August 10, 2015). "Kenny Andam's Scarlet Minor Chronicles novel receives int'l endorsements ahead of its official launch". Modern Ghana. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  7. Ramos, Dino-Day (October 31, 2018). "African-American Film Critics Association Partners With AMPAS For Career Summit". deadline. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

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