TEMBI LOCKE | Actor, Writer, Executive Producer. Speaker on An Evening with Netflix.

New York Times best-selling author, TV producer, actor, and screenwriter Tembi Locke has a passion for connecting with an audience both on the page and on the screen. 

Tembi, alongside her sister Attica and the team at Hello Sunshine, served as co-creator and an executive producer for the adaptation of her memoir, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home, for Netflix. Released on October 21, 2022, the series, From Scratch, landed on Netflix’s Top Ten List in its first week on the platform; the aforementioned memoir was a 2019 Reese’s Book Club pick and instant NYT bestseller. 

An accomplished actor with over sixty film and television credits, Tembi most recently held a recurring role on Netflix’s hit show, Never Have I Ever. Offscreen, she is a nationally recognized speaker for her keynotes on resilience, loss, and motherhood; her TEDX talk has been viewed by individuals and nonprofits worldwide. 

Through her work, Tembi aims to inspire people to embrace resilience, love, and the power of community.