Sinclair founded Winsome Sinclair and Associates and became one of the most in-demand casting directors following decades under Spike Lee.
Casting director Winsome Sinclair, who has worked on several Spike Lee films, has died at 58 years old following a battle with colon cancer.
Loved ones were at Sinclair’s bedside, according to producer and publicist Cassandra Butcher, who told The Hollywood Reporter that the New York native died on Monday in hospice care. Sinclair left her mark as a critical player in the entertainment industry as a casting director, producer, writer, and public speaker. “Winsome Sinclair brought light to everyone she encountered, with a unique ability to see more in people than they could see in themselves,’ Butcher wrote on Instagram in a tribute to the entrepreneur’s life and passion for the arts.
Sinclair traveled the world as a panelist, educating other film industry professionals and hopefuls on panels for Fayetteville State University’s True To Yourself Conference, the Multicultural Media Correspondents Associations State Of The Union, and Clark Atlanta University’s Women in Creative Careers event. She sat on the board of directors for the African-American Women In Cinema Foundation. She held memberships with the Women In Film and Television Atlanta, the Television Academy, and the Casting Society of America.
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Source: Black Enterprise
