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Nicole Jefferson, MFA

Affiliated Divisions:

John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television

Nicole Jefferson Asher began her artistic journey studying dance at the world-famous Dance Theater of Harlem. Later, she majored in theater as an undergrad at U.C. Berkeley, and then received an MFA in Film Production from UCLA.  Since then, she has earned numerous credits writing for film and television, creating projects for Fox, Warner Brothers, HBO, Lifetime, VH-1, and MillarGoughInk. Her credits include writing Love Beats Rhymes for Lionsgate and creating Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker for Netflix, starring Octavia Spencer in the title role. Nicole went on to co-executive produce The First Lady on Showtime starring Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer and P-Valley, the hit series on Starz, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall. Most recently, she was a writer and producer on The Venery of Samantha Bird for Starz. Nicole is currently a full professor in the John Wells Division for Writing for Screen and Television at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.