Sara Vernetta Finney-Johnson (born January 25, 1957) is an American television producer, writer, and playwright. She is best known as the co-creator, with Ralph Farquhar and Vida Spears , of the UPN sitcoms Moesha , starring Brandy , and The Parkers , starring Countess Vaughn and Mo'Nique .

Before Moesha , Finney-Johnson and Spears had been a long-term writing team, the first African-American female writing team in the television industry.. ^[1] Her other credits as a writer include The Jeffersons , 227 , and The Parent 'Hood . Along with Spears, she served as a writer and story editor on The Facts of Life and Family Matters , where they also later served as producers. ^[2]

Born in Mobile, Alabama and raised in Los Angeles , California , Finney-Johnson is a graduate of the University of Southern California . ^[3] In addition to her work in television, Finney-Johnson also works in theater as a playwright and producer. With Erwin Washington, she founded the Los Angeles Black Playwrights group in 1986. ^[3]

Finney was married to Robert Lee Johnson, Jr., a financial broker and artist; he died in 2014. ^[4]

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• Sara Finney-Johnson at IMDb