Shani Am. Moore

A cum laude graduate of Princeton University, UC Berkeley, Stanford Law School, and UCLA Extension, Shani Am. Moore (she/her) began her career as a writer on Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias. Since then, her produced credits include The Bold Type (Freeform/Hulu), and Kingdom Business (BET/BET+).

Most recently, she was a co-producer on Yield (set to premiere on Showtime/Paramount+). Created by Kyle Baugher, showrun by Dave Erickson, and produced by Taylor Sheridan, the series features a semi-blind father as a main character.

Prior to becoming a full-time screenwriter, she was the first black female head executive in Dolby's history. She's also worked as a model, college athlete, reporter, prosecutor, TV executive, tech lawyer, and clerk to a federal appellate judge.

Shani's J.D. is one of her greatest strengths; her disability from MS is another. A third is her family roots: the daughter of a Jamaican immigrant, she grew up in a small home in the Bronx with nine other people. 

Writing awards include fellowships from Inevitable Foundation (2021), NBC’s TV Writers Program (2019), the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (2002), and the International Radio and Television Society (2002).

She’s represented by Michael Kolodny at Kaplan Stahler.