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Leigh Davenport is an American writer and producer. She is the creator of Run the World, and the writer of the films Wendy Williams: The Movie and The Perfect Find.
Leigh Davenport is a west coast-based writer and director. Davenport wrote the screenplay for Netlfix’s “The Perfect Find” starring Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers. She also wrote the screenplay for Lifetime’s highest-rated original film, “Wendy Williams: The Movie.”
Leigh Davenport is known for Run the World (2021), The Perfect Find (2023) and Queenie (2023).
Feb 20, 2024 · But Leigh Davenport, creator and executive producer of Run the World, set out to make something different—a show from this century that actually reflected her reality.
May 16, 2021 · NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Leigh Davenport, creator and co-executive producer of Run the World. The new show, on Starz, follows four successful Black women living in New York.
May 14, 2021 · When Leigh Davenport was in her mid-20s living in Harlem, N.Y., preoccupied with figuring out how to climb corporate and social ladders and scoring the best guy, she wanted to see her...
May 24, 2021 · Leigh Davenport Is Ready To ‘Run The World’. The executive producer and creator of the new Starz series talks transitioning writing careers and moving to LA to chase her dreams. By D’Shonda...
