'Mad Men' director Lynn Shelton dies; James Gunn, Mindy Kaling pay tribute

Filmmaker Lynn Shelton, best known for her direction for the comedy film '

Humpday

', 'Your Sister's Sister' and more, died on Friday at 54.

The director died in Los Angeles from complications of a previously unidentified blood disorder, reports quoted a representative for Shelton as saying.

'The Suicide Squad' filmmaker Games Gunn took to Twitter to pay tribute to the late director.

'Rest peacefully, Lynn Shelton. Damn. A singular talent and a nice person. This is awful and so, so sad," the 53-year-old tweeted.

Meanwhile, actor-comedian Mindy Kaling penned a heartfelt note for Shelton on Instagram.

Alongside a throwback picture, she wrote: "Lynn Shelton loved actors and we loved her back. She was a dream on set."

"Her lovely, sunny energy was infectious and actors always drifted to video village between takes to be around her. She had such a quiet power and I will miss her. Rest In Peace, Lynn. Love you,"

Kailing

added.

Lynn Shelton was a leading voice of the new American independent cinema movement.