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Yolanda Darnell

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Yolanda Darnell's writing career started when she was first published at age thirteen. In high school, she wrote articles for her school newspaper and completing her first novel, After the Dance, before graduation. During college (at USC and the UCLA writer's program), she wrote a story for her writing class which was used as a guide for the teen soap, Almost There. In the mid-eighties, Yolanda landed an opportunity to work in local television before producing the award-winning, teen soap, Almost There! (1988) in late, 1988. In 1992, she produced, directed and wrote her first film, Until Tomorrow Comes (1992). Also, Darnell wrote the literary version of Until Tomorrow Comes (Ten Weeks) in 1996. She has recently produced the long-awaited movie, Terror in the Darkness (2003). She has recently completed the novels, Terror in the Darkness and Almost There!: A Series of Monologues which will be released soon. Currently, Darnell is totally committed in writing, producing and directing productions with Christian themes.
DiedNovember 1, 2009
DiedNovember 1, 2009
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Known for

Terror in the Darkness (2003)
Terror in the Darkness
4.2
  • Producer
  • 2003
Almost There!
8.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Until Tomorrow Comes (1992)
Until Tomorrow Comes
  • Producer
  • 1992
Night Dreams
  • Producer
  • 1990

Credits

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Producer



  • Good Luck with That (2007)
    Good Luck with That
    3.5
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • Back Roads
    8.4
    Video
    • associate producer
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Only in LA (2004)
    Only in LA
    7.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2006
  • Terror in the Darkness (2003)
    Terror in the Darkness
    4.2
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Almost There!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1989–1993
  • Until Tomorrow Comes (1992)
    Until Tomorrow Comes
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Night Dreams
    • producer
    • 1990

Writer



  • Terror in the Darkness (2003)
    Terror in the Darkness
    4.2
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 2003
  • Almost There!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • script
    • writer
    • story ...
    • 1989–1993
  • Until Tomorrow Comes (1992)
    Until Tomorrow Comes
    • Writer (as Yolanda De Shannon)
    • 1992
  • Night Dreams
    • Writer (as Denyse DeShannon)
    • 1990

Director



  • Terror in the Darkness (2003)
    Terror in the Darkness
    4.2
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Almost There!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1993
  • Until Tomorrow Comes (1992)
    Until Tomorrow Comes
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Night Dreams
    • Director
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yolanda De Shannon
  • Born
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 1, 2009
    • Phoenix, Arizona, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Other works
    Writer, "Second Chances" (1982) (story)
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    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Terror in the Darkness was inspired by a real life incident during Darnell's college days.

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