Shani Am. Moore

A cum laude graduate of Princeton University, UC Berkeley, Stanford Law School, and UCLA Extension, Shani Am. Moore began her career as a writer on Sweet Magnolias, a #1 hit drama on Netflix. 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 +). The show, created by Kyle Baugher, showrun by Dave Erickson, and produced by Taylor Sheridan, features a semi-blind father as a main character.

Shani writes simple stories, complex emotions, and dynamic characters who are all entitled to respect: especially villains. Her ultimate goal is to create programs that mirror the images constantly being birthed by her imagination. 

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.

She's defended white collar criminals for a lot of money and political asylum seekers for free. Led legal clinics in Africa, and marched with penguins in Antarctica.

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. 

One of those roommates was her big brother, Wes Moore. Back then he was "Omari"; now he's known as the 63rd Governor of The Great State of Maryland. "The Race", one of the latest screenplays from "baby Shani", spills secrets from the streets and the trail.

Writing awards for “Grown Woman Shani” 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.