Elle Johnson
Lois "Elle" Johnson is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Johnson grew up in Hollis, Queens in New York City. Her father was a parole officer and her uncle was a homicide detective.[1][2] In 1981, her 16-year-old cousin was killed in a botched robbery at a Burger King in the Bronx.[3]
Johnson graduated from Harvard University in 1986 with an AB in art history.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Given her family's background in law enforcement, Johnson's career as a writer and producer in television has centered around police procedurals and other police crime dramas, including Homicide: Life on the Street, CSI: Miami, Street Time, Law & Order, The Glades, and Bosch. Other shows she has worked on include Rescue 77, Any Day Now,[2] Ghost Whisperer,[1] and The Fosters.[4]
Johnson, formerly a member of Writers Guild of America West, left and maintained financial core status in 1999.[5]
Johnson was an executive producer and co-showrunner for the 2020 Netflix miniseries Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker.[4][6][7]
Writings
[edit | edit source]Johnson is the author of the memoir The Officer's Daughter, published by HarperCollins in 2021. The book focuses on the murder of her cousin and her relationship with her father.[3][8][9][10]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Elle Johnson at IMDb
- Living people
- American women television producers
- American television writers
- American women television writers
- African-American women writers
- People from Hollis, Queens
- American showrunners
- Harvard College alumni
- African-American screenwriters
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women