Overview

• Lawrence died unexpectedly Oct. 10 in Los Angeles at age 56, according to CAA, and no cause of death was disclosed.
• A Brooklyn native and Syracuse University alum, she moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, starting as a production assistant and coordinator under mentors Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin.
• Her first staff writing job came on CBS's Shark in 2006, leading to credits on Lincoln Heights, Reaper, Star-Crossed, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, and Witches of East End.
• She served as a writer and supervising producer on Riverdale and later as co-executive producer on Empire, where she helped develop a Taraji P. Henson spinoff that did not move forward.
• Recent work included The First Lady, Bel-Air, and Sistas; she was remembered for mentoring young Black creatives, and a Los Angeles memorial is being planned.