Sonja Warfield is a television writer and author best known for her work on the Emmy Award-winning NBC sitcom Will & Grace and BET’s hit comedy The Game. Currently, she’s the Emmy-nominated Executive Producer for HBO’s historical hit drama The Gilded Age.

Over the course of her 20+ year career, Sonja has showcased her diverse artistic range by writing for numerous television shows including Disney Channel’s popular Liv and Maddie, BET’s Zoe Ever After featuring pop star Brandy, the animated series She-Ra, where she also penned an original song, and the ABC comedy Jake in Progress. She’s developed and written pilots and projects for ABC, NBC, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Lifetime, Universal TV, Sony Pictures Television and HBO. Ms. Warfield also writes feature films, including a screenplay adaptation of a novel for Alcon Entertainment, and 2S, a Hilary Swank production company. In 2020, Ms. Warfield wrote the original screenplay and created the characters for a Lifetime movie trilogy, Real Love, Strength of a Woman, and Family Affair produced by Mary J. Blige based on her hit songs. 

In addition to television and film, Ms. Warfield is the author of the entertaining, empowering, and inspiring book Get Your Butt Off My Couch (And Your Hand Outta My Wallet), a woman’s guide to getting rid of her deadbeat husband, boyfriend or boo-thing. Sonja and her book have been featured on numerous radio and television programs including The Dr. Phil Show.

Sonja is a mother, the daughter of an NFL Hall of Fame football player, and a former debutante (but don’t hold that against her). When she isn’t writing scripts or not using her Peloton, Sonja is a part-time stand-up comedian. She’s performed at The World Famous Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Ice House. These days, though, she performs mostly in her kitchen.

Ms. Warfield has a B.A. in Cinema/ Television-Critical Studies from the University of Southern California where she has taught television writing.