Multiple award-winning writer and producer, Shonda Rhimes is an executive producer and a head writer of the television series Grey's Anatomy. She is also the creator and the showrunner of the TV show. She is also popular as the executive producer of the TV series How to Get Away with Murder.
Shonda Rhimes's early life and education
Shonda Rhimes was born as Shonda Lynn Rhimes on January 13, 1970, and is currently 52 years old. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the United States of America to parents; mother Vera Rhimes and father Ilee Rhimes.
She was raised in an educated family. Shonda is of American nationality and belongs to the black ethnicity.
Shonda Rhimes's education
As Shonda was raised in an educated family, she is also highly educated. As a child, she completed her high school at Marian Catholic High School.
Then she joined Dartmouth College with a major in English and film studies. She graduated and received her bachelor's degree in 1991.
Shonda also was also enrolled at the University of Southern California with a major in fine arts. While she was at Dartmouth College, she was also active in the student productions where she directed and performed in several plays.
Shonda Rhimes's career
Shonda also worked as a writer for the college newspaper. She took an internship at Debra Martin Chase. After she earned her Master of Fine Arts degree, she worked as an office administrator and counselor.
In 1995, she entered the film industry as a research director of the movie Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream. In 1998, she directed and wrote Blossoms and Veils.
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She is also famous as the writer and producer of the political thriller television series Scandal, starring Kerry Washington and Scott Foley.
On August 14, 2007, it was announced that Netflix had signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Rhimes, under which all of her upcoming projects will be Netflix's original series.
Shonda Rhimes's personal life
Shonda is a mother of three children, but it is said that she has not been married yet and has not been involved in love affairs yet. Information related to her boyfriend, her loving husband, and divorce is not true.
CAPTION: Shonda Rhimes SOURCE: Instagram During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, she claimed and said: “marriage isn’t for me.”
Shonda adopted her first daughter in June 2002 and the second daughter in February 2012. In September 2013, Rhimes announced the news of her third daughter via gestational through her Twitter account.
Been AWOL from Twitter. I totally have a good reason: TINY HUMAN #3 is here and she's perfect! Babies are good. Life is good. #2shows3kids
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) September 18, 2013
Shonda Rhimes's body measurements
Shonda stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 74 kg. Her body measurements are 37-30-38 inches and wear a bra of size 34C. She has dark brown eyes and black hair.
Shonda Rhimes's net worth and properties
On February 4, 2014, she bought an $8.8 million worth mansion in Los Angeles' Hancock Park neighborhood. The six bedrooms, the six-bathroom mansion is made on 8,398 square feet.
Shonda Rhimes also owns two properties in Los Angeles, first one is six bedrooms, a 9 bathrooms-8,292 square foot home she bought for $5.6 million in March 2010, and the second is six bedrooms, four bathrooms-4,995 square foot she paid $1.66 million in July 2007.
CAPTION: Shonda Rhimes SOURCE: Instagram In 2017 she bought a 1920 brick home that consists of 5 bedrooms, and four baths made on 4,859 square foot are. The house was sold to her by Million Dollar Listing star Josh Flagg for $4.599 million.
Shonda Rhimes's net worth
She has been earning a lucrative amount of salary. Shonda Rhimes' net worth is reported to be around $140 million.
As of 2017, Shoda has generated over $2 billion for ABC in advertising revenue, syndication sales, and licensing, and made $10 million a year from her deal with ABC 2017.
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