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Shonda Rhimes

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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 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 woman to create three television dramas that have achieved the 100 episode milestone. She 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 received special honors at the British Academy Television Awards and International Emmy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shonda Rhimes is the 50th most popular producer (up from 62nd in 2019), the 6,561st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,938th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Shonda Rhimes ranks 50 out of 140. Before her are David Heyman, Stephen J. Cannell, John Wells, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Hal B. Wallis, and Gale Anne Hurd. After her are Jesse L. Lasky, Clive Davis, Barbara Broccoli, Sam Warner, Harry Saltzman, and Yoram Globus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Shonda Rhimes ranks 133. Before her are Julia Quinn, Yoo Young-chul, Masahiro Ota, Louis Koo, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Paul Potts. After her are Gabrielle Anwar, Naomi Klein, Teemu Selänne, Sheri Moon Zombie, Noriko Ishibashi, and Maribel Verdú.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shonda Rhimes ranks 6,562 out of 20,380. Before her are Rodney Dangerfield (1921), Jude Ciccolella (1947), Charles Kittel (1916), Helen Levitt (1913), Jesse James (1969), and George C. Homans (1910). After her are Colm Feore (1958), Otis Davis (1932), Pat Smear (1959), Schelte J. Bus (1956), Robert Barro (1944), and Peter Riegert (1947).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Shonda Rhimes ranks 27. Before her are Michael G. Wilson (1942), Stephen J. Cannell (1941), John Wells (1956), Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (1926), Hal B. Wallis (1898), and Gale Anne Hurd (1955). After her are Jesse L. Lasky (1880), Clive Davis (1932), Barbara Broccoli (1960), Richard D. Zanuck (1934), Kevin Feige (1973), and Robert Chartoff (1933).

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