Sherman Barrois began her career as an assistant on the 1994 television series,
South Central and later in films
The Glass Shield (1994) and
Major Payne (1995). Her first producer credit was in the 1996 film
Bulletproof. From 1997 to 1998, Barrois worked as a writer on
The Jamie Foxx Show. She wrote three episodes across the second and third seasons. She went on to become a co-producer of
The PJs and then was hired as an executive story editor for
Third Watch by
John Wells. When
Third Watch ended she became a co-executive producer for another Wells series,
ER. She joined the crew of
ER in the twelfth season. She was nominated for a
Humanitas Prize in the 60 minutes category and an
Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on the twelfth season
ER episode "Darfur" in 2007. She was nominated for a second Image Award for writing in 2008 for her work on the thirteenth season
ER episode "Breach of Trust". She was again nominated for her season 15 work for the episode entitled "Parental Guidance". In 2010, she joined the CBS crime series,
Criminal Minds at the beginning of season six and left at the end of season ten. In 2015, she signed a multi-year overall deal at Warner Bros. Television. ==Filmography==