Writer/Producer

Valerie C. Woods is a writer/producer in television and film. Recently (2023), she received an Emmy as a Writer/Co-Executive Producer on Season 1 of the Disney+ series The Crossover. She also worked in the same position for the AppleTV+ mini-series The Big Cigar..

Currently, she is developing through her MCV Productions banner three projects: a limited series based on Wrapped in Rainbows – The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, the award-winning biography written by Valerie Boyd;  an episodic TV series adapted from A Cowboy to Remember, and the Cowboys of California romance trilogy by Rebekah Weatherspoon; and a screenplay, Homecoming, adapted from the historical Christmas romance written by NAACP Award-Winning author, Beverly Jenkins.

During Valerie’s 25+ plus years as a member of WGAw, she has also written one-hour drama series for CBS, Lifetime, Netflix, OWN, and Showtime. Her writer/producer credits include Sweet Magnolias (S2), Queen Sugar (S4), and Any Day Now (S1-4) — Her “Family is Family” episode was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award, Soul Food (S4) and Touched by an Angel (S2). Valerie’s career began after being awarded a Fellowship with Walt Disney Studios.