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Shonda Rhimes: Biography

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Birth Place: Chicago, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/13/1970, Capricorn
Profession: Executive producer; writer

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Shonda Rhimes Fast Facts:

Is the youngest of six children.
Director of the Black Underground Theatre and Arts Association while an undergrad at Dartmouth.
Worked in advertising before enrolling in film school.
Received the prestigious Gary Rosenberg Writing Fellowship while earning her MFA at USC.
Before creating the hit show Grey's Anatomy, wrote the screenplays for films like Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Crossroads and The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement.
Won the first of many NAACP Image Awards in 2007.
Was inspired by professional crisis manager Judy Smith to create the ABC series Scandal; Smith serves as an executive producer.

Shonda Rhimes Relationships:
Harper - Daughter
Emerson Pearl - Daughter
Shonda Rhimes Awards:
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Nominee
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
College:
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (BA English Literature, 1991); University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (MFA, 1994)

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