Felicia D. Henderson (born April 18, 1961) is an American television producer , screenwriter , comic books writer and a director of music videos and television episodes. She has worked on Moesha , Sister, Sister , Soul Food , and Fringe , also played in a movie with Whitney Houston.

Personal life [ edit ]

Henderson was born on April 18, 1961. She grew up in Pasadena, California , where she currently resides. She is one of eight siblings, including a brother who works as a reality show editor. ^[1] Henderson currently resides in Pasadena, California . She has always had a love for writing and describes herself as a "researchaholic." After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psycho-Biology, she spent five years in business, and later attended the University of Georgia where she obtained an MBA in corporate finance and non-profit management.

She also holds an MFA from UCLA (2004) and is a PhD Candidate in Media Studies, also at UCLA. ^[1]

She is also a Diamond Life member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the Writers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America, and the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Career [ edit ]

After working as a creative associate at NBC , Henderson realized she wanted to become a writer, and soon became an apprentice on the sitcom Family Matters , and on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air two years later. She co-produced Moesha and Sister, Sister , and developed the TV series Soul Food for television. ^[2] It became the longest running drama in television history to star a black cast, and earned several NAACP Image Awards . ^[1]

She and three of her friends, Mara Brock Akil, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Sara Finney-Johnson endowed the Four Sisters Scholarship in Screenwriting, Directing, and Animation to support students interested in projects depicting the African American experience. ^{[1] [3]} She is currently a PhD candidate in the school's Cinema and Media Studies program. ^[1]

Henderson worked as a co-executive producer for the teen drama series Gossip Girl . ^[1] She also served as a co-executive producer on the first season of the science-fiction television series Fringe , before leaving to begin as a writer on the DC Comics series Teen Titans , Static Shock , as well as other projects. ^[4]

Her television drama credits include "Marvel's The Punisher" and "The Quad."

Filmography [ edit ]

• Family Matters , writer and story editor (1994-1996)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , writer (1995)
• Moesha , writer and co-producer (1996-1997)
• Sister, Sister , writer, co-executive producer, and supervising producer (1997-1998)
• Movie Stars , writer and consulting producer (2000)
• Soul Food , creator, writer, director and executive producer (2000-2003)
• Everybody Hates Chris , writer and consulting producer (2006)
• Gossip Girl , writer and co-executive producer (2007-2008)
• Fringe , writer and co-executive producer (2008-2009)
• Reed Between the Lines , writer and executive producer (2012-2013)
• The Quad , co-creator, executive producer (2016-2018)
• Marvel's The Punisher , writer and co-executive producer (2017-2018)
• First Kill , showrunner, executive producer (2022) ^[5]

References [ edit ]

Sources [ edit ]

• "Felicia D. Henderson" . UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television . Archived from the original on 31 March 2017 . Retrieved 5 April 2017 .

External links [ edit ]

• Felicia D. Henderson at IMDb