| Felicia D. Henderson | |
| Birth Date: | 1961 4, mf=yes |
| Occupation: | Film and television producer, director, and writer |
| Education: | UCLA (B.A., MFA) University of Georgia (MBA) |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
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.
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. 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.
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."