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Yolonda Lawrence

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Yolonda Lawrence was a producer and writer, known for Star-Crossed (2014), The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011) and Heartbeat (2016). She died on 10 October 2025 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
DiedOctober 10, 2025
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Known for

Aimee Teegarden and Matt Lanter in Star-Crossed (2014)
Star-Crossed
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
7.0
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Melissa George in Heartbeat (2016)
Heartbeat
6.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Riverdale (2017)
Riverdale
6.4
TV Series
  • Producer(as Yolonda E. Lawrence)

Credits

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Producer

  • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
    The First Lady
    7.3
    TV Series
    • consulting producer (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2022
  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
    7.4
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2018–2020
  • Riverdale (2017)
    Riverdale
    6.4
    TV Series
    • supervising producer (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2017–2018
  • Melissa George in Heartbeat (2016)
    Heartbeat
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick, Rachel Boston, and Jenna Dewan in Witches of East End (2013)
    Witches of East End
    7.5
    TV Series
    • co-producer (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2014
  • Aimee Teegarden and Matt Lanter in Star-Crossed (2014)
    Star-Crossed
    7.1
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 2014
  • Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy, and Charity Shea in Single Ladies (2011)
    Single Ladies
    6.3
    TV Series
    • consulting producer (as Yolanda E. Lawrence)
    • 2014
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    8.3
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 2011–2012

Additional Crew

  • The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
    The Nine Lives of Chloe King
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 2011
  • Reaper (2007)
    Reaper
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 2007
  • James Woods in Shark (2006)
    Shark
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 2006–2007
  • Judging Amy (1999)
    Judging Amy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant: Nicole Yorkin
    • assistant: Dawn Prestwich
    • assistant: Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin
    • 1999–2001
  • Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Carla Gugino, Mark Harmon, Barbara Hershey, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, and Rocky Carroll in Chicago Hope (1994)
    Chicago Hope
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant: Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich
    • 1998

Writer

  • KJ Smith Black, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Novi Brown, Mignon, and Ebony Obsidian in Sistas (2019)
    Sistas
    5.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2024–2025
  • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
    The First Lady
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by (as Yolonda E. Lawrence, as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2022
  • Adrian Holmes, Jabari Banks, Jimmy Akingbola, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, and Olly Sholotan in Bel-Air (2022)
    Bel-Air
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2022
  • Empire Spin-Off
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2018–2020
  • Riverdale (2017)
    Riverdale
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2017–2018
  • Melissa George in Heartbeat (2016)
    Heartbeat
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 2016
  • Cassandra Freeman in The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016)
    The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by (as Yolanda Lawrence)
    • 2016
  • Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick, Rachel Boston, and Jenna Dewan in Witches of East End (2013)
    Witches of East End
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2014
  • Aimee Teegarden and Matt Lanter in Star-Crossed (2014)
    Star-Crossed
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2014
  • Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy, and Charity Shea in Single Ladies (2011)
    Single Ladies
    6.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • teleplay (as Yolanda E. Lawrence, as Yolanda E. Lawrence, as Yolanda E. Lawrence)
    • 2014
  • The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
    The Nine Lives of Chloe King
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Yolonda E. Lawrence)
    • 2011
  • Meet the Browns (2009)
    Meet the Browns
    3.9
    TV Series
    • written by (as Yolanda E. Lawrence)
    • 2009
  • Reaper (2007)
    Reaper
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Lincoln Heights (2006)
    Lincoln Heights
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2007

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yolanda E. Lawrence
  • Died
    • October 10, 2025
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
    • Barbara Simon
  • Relatives
      Craig Simon(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Graduated from Syracuse University,.

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