Mara Brock Akil (born May 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American screenwriter and producer. Akil is best known for creating the sitcoms Girlfriends (2000) and it's spin-off The Game, along with drama series Being Mary Jane. She has written and produced series such as Moesha, The Jamie Foxx Show and Black Lightning.
Filmography
Film
- Sparkle (2012) - screenwriter, producer
- The Start Up (2013) - executive producer
Television
- South Central (1994) - writer
- Moesha (1996-1999) - producer, writer
- The Jamie Foxx Show (1999-2000) - producer, writer
- Girlfriends (2000) (2000-2008) - creator, executive producer, writer
- The Game (2006-2015, 2021-2023) - creator, director, executive producer, writer
- Cougar Town (2010) - producer/writer, 2 episodes
- Being Mary Jane (2013-2017, 2019) - creator, executive producer, writer
- Reed Between the Lines (2015) - executive producer
- Love Is... (2018) - creator, director, executive producer, writer
- Black Lightning (2018-2021) - executive producer
