Linda M. Yearwood was a writer and story editor best known for her work on 1990s sitcoms The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Wayans Bros.

She got her start in entertainment at ABC TV as a cue typist, entering scripts into the teleprompters for newscasters and soap opera stars alike.

Yearwood later went on to write episodes of the comedies Kenan and Kel, True Colors and The Cosby Show. She was also a story editor and staff writer on the popular sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, starring Will Smith. She had one credited episode titled "P.S. I Love You." The story followed Smith’s character pretending to like a girl at school because she was giving him expensive gifts.

Additionally, she was a staff writer on The Wayans Bros., Tall Hopes and served as an executive story editor on both. She was also the creator and executive producer of the short-lived 1997 television series Claude’s Crib, which starred Claude Brooks in the title role.

Yearwood later taught freshman screenwriting 101 at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

She died on March 29th, 2015, in New York City.