Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes is an American television producer, writer, author and executive producer for leading Hollywood television series.

What is the birthplace of Shonda Rhimes?

Shonda Rhimes was born in Chicago, Illinois on 1970, January 13 to Vera P. (Cain) and IIee Rhimes, Jr. Her father was a former chief information officer (CIO) whereas her mother is a college professor. Talking about her siblings, she has three older sisters and two older brothers.

For education, she joined the Marian Catholic High School. She graduated in English and Film Studies from Dartmouth College.

Shonda holds American citizenship and belongs to African-American ethnicity.

How Shonda Rhimes Pursue her career?

She debuted her career as an intern at ‘Mundy Lane Entertainment’ under the supervision of producer Debra Martin Chase. However, she started doing random jobs to support her needs after graduation.

Shandon participated in the making of documentary ‘Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream’ as a research director who won the 1995 ‘’Peabody Award’.

She also worked as the co-writer of the HBO movie ‘Introducing Dorothy Dandridge’ which was highly appreciated by the audiences. She received various awards for the act done in the movie. Moreover, Shonda has worked in the Disney Film ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement’ as a screenwriter.

In addition, in 2003, she wrote a TV pilot for ‘ABC.’ However, ‘ABC’ later turned it down. Learning from her mistakes, Shonda thought of writing a series differently.

During her childhood, she used to view documentaries about doctors and their way of working with her sister. This inspired Shonda to write the series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ for ‘ABC.’ The series helped Shonda to boost her career in the entertainment industry. Not only the series was critically acclaimed, but it also earned a good sum of money. The life of Shonda was not as easy as she had to face different sorts of difficulties and rejection from her work.

In addition, some of the notable works are ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Scandal,’ ‘How to get away with the Murder’ and ‘Station 19’. For her dedication and excellent work, she was awarded the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for ‘Best Television Series-Drama.’ She has also won the ‘Writers Guild of America Award’ for the successful series ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’

Who is Shonda Rhimes Dating?

Shonda might be currently living her single life. Also, she has not been linked with any other boys neither in the past nor in the present. However, she has adopted three children with whom she spends most of the spare time.

What is Shonda Rhimes Net Worth?

She has an estimated net worth of around $120 million which she earned from her different career

How tall is Shonda Rhimes?

She has a height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 74 kg. Also, her body measurement is 37-30-38 inches with beautiful black hair and has dark brown eyes.

Is Shonda Rhimes active on social media?

She is active on Social Media where 1.7 million followers on Instagram and 1.8 million people follow her on Twitter.