| Sara Finney-Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sara Vernetta Finney (1957-01-25) January 25, 1957 (age 67) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, writer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Lee Johnson, Jr. (m. 2002; died 2014) |
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.. 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.
Born in Mobile, Alabama and raised in Los Angeles, California, Finney-Johnson is a graduate of the University of Southern California. 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.
Finney was married to Robert Lee Johnson, Jr., a financial broker and artist; he died in 2014.
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- Adamo, Gregory (2010). African Americans in Television: Behind the Scenes. Peter Lang. pp. 36–38. ISBN 978-1-4331-1039-9.
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