Shonda Rhimes

American television producer, television and film writer, and author

Person · Open Library

Born: 1970-01-13
Works: 13

Top works

Los Bridgerton detrás de la cámara
Year of Yes (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Michael S. Smith Classic by Design
Queen Charlotte
El año del sí

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Writing · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Shonda Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. Rhimes is best known as the creator, head writer, and executive producer of television series Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice. In May 2007, Rhimes was named one of Time magazine's 100 Time 100 people who help shape the world.

Known for

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television — Self2025
Black Barbie — Self2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest2022
This Changes Everything — Self2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest

Article

Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television producer and screenwriter, and founder of the production company Shondaland. Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Rhimes became known as the first showrunner–creator, head writer, and executive producer–of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2005–present), its spin-off Private Practice (2007–2013) and the political thriller Scandal (2012–2018), becoming the first African American woman to create three television dramas that have achieved the 100 episode milestone.

Rhimes has served as the executive producer of the ABC thriller series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020), the Netflix period series Bridgerton (2020–present) and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023), and drama Inventing Anna (2022). She has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award, won a Golden Globe Award and a Daytime Emmy Award, and received special honors at the British Academy Television Awards and International Emmy Awards.