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Leigh Davenport
American writer and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leigh Davenport is an American writer and producer. She is the creator of the series Run the World, and the writer of the films Wendy Williams: The Movie and The Perfect Find.
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Davenport was born and raised in Chicago.[1] She received her bachelor's degree from Spelman College.[2] She moved to Harlem after graduation, where she began her career in digital media and entertainment journalism.[3] In 2017, she was working as editorial director for HelloBeautiful.com when she decided to pursue a screenwriting career.[2] Davenport's first writing job was for the Boomerang television adaptation.[4]
She eventually sold Run the World, a script she had worked on for a decade.[2] The series, co-produced by Yvette Lee Bowser, follows a group of thirtysomething Black women living and working in Harlem.[5] She loosely based the series on her own experiences living in New York for twelve years.[6] The show has been compared to Sex and the City and Living Single for its focus on close female friendship.[3] The first season received critical acclaim and was renewed by Starz in 2021.[7]
Davenport wrote Wendy Williams: The Movie (2021) and the Netflix film The Perfect Find.[8][9] She is the creator of the upcoming television adaptation of The World of Stephanie St. Clair: An Entrepreneur, Race Woman and Outlaw in the Early Twentieth Century Harlem by Shirley Stewart.[10] The series is produced by Taraji P. Henson for BET Studios, who will also star.[10]
Davenport is married. She has two children.[6]
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