1. Shonda Rhimes has served as the executive producer of the ABC thriller series How to Get Away with Murder, the Netflix period series Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, and drama Inventing Anna.
30 Facts About Shonda Rhimes
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Shonda Rhimes has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, and received special honors at the British Academy Television Awards and International Emmy Awards.
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Shonda Rhimes is part of the USC Film Council and the Writers Guild Inclusion Committee.
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In 2007,2013, and 2021, Shonda Rhimes was named by Time to the Time 100, their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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In 2016, Shonda Rhimes formed The Shonda Rhimes Family Foundation whose mission is to support arts, education, and activism.
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Shonda Rhimes's mother attended college while raising their six children and earned a PhD in educational administration in 1991.
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Shonda Rhimes lived in Park Forest South, with her two older brothers and three older sisters.
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Shonda Rhimes has said she exhibited an early affinity for storytelling.
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Shonda Rhimes divided her time between directing and performing in student productions, and writing fiction.
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Shonda Rhimes subsequently moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California and study screenwriting.
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Shonda Rhimes obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
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In 1998, Shonda Rhimes made a short film, Blossoms and Veils, starring Jada Pinkett-Smith and Jeffrey Wright, which is her only credit as a film director.
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Shonda Rhimes received an assignment to co-write the HBO movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, which earned numerous awards for its star, Halle Berry.
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In 2001, Shonda Rhimes wrote Crossroads, the debut film of pop singer Britney Spears.
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Shonda Rhimes next worked on writing Disney's sequel to its popular movie The Princess Diaries.
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In 2003, Shonda Rhimes wrote her first TV pilot for ABC about young female war correspondents, but the network turned it down.
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Shonda Rhimes is the creator and currently executive producer and head writer of Grey's Anatomy.
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In 2007, Shonda Rhimes created and produced the Grey's Anatomy spin-off series Private Practice, which debuted September 26,2007, on ABC.
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In 2010, Shonda Rhimes created a new pilot for ABC called Inside the Box, a female-centric ensemble drama set in a Washington, DC network news bureau.
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In 2011, Shonda Rhimes served as executive producer for the medical drama, Off the Map, which was created by Grey's Anatomy writer, Jenna Bans.
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In 2012, Shonda Rhimes developed a pilot for a period drama, Gilded Lilys, but it was not picked up to series.
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In March 2016, ABC premiered The Catch, a comedy-drama led by Shonda Rhimes based on a treatment by British author Kate Atkinson.
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Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos described Shonda Rhimes as being a "true Netflixer at heart" since "she loves TV and films, she cares passionately about her work, and she delivers for her audience".
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Shonda Rhimes adopted her first daughter in June 2002 and adopted another daughter in February 2012.
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In September 2013, Shonda Rhimes welcomed her third daughter via gestational surrogacy.
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In 2014, Shonda Rhimes gave a commencement address at her alma mater, Dartmouth College, where she received an honorary doctorate.
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In September 2015, Shonda Rhimes revealed she had lost 117 pounds via exercise and dieting.
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In 2019, Shonda Rhimes joined the organization When We All Vote as a co-chair.
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Shondaland and its logo refer to the shows Rhimes has produced and to Rhimes herself.
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Shonda Rhimes received special honorees for her works at the Costume Designers Guild Awards, Directors Guild of America Award, ICG Publicists Awards, Writers Guild of America Award and Producers Guild of America Awards.