Shonda Rhimes

Producer
Writer
Actress

"Queen Charlotte" creator, Shonda Rhimes, spills the tea on why she created a prequel based on Bridgerton's Queen, the meticulous music choices in her iconic shows, who she may be eyeing for another "Bridgerton" prequel, and much more.

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Shonda Rhimes Shares Who Might Get the Next "Bridgerton" Spin-Off

Shonda Lynn Rhimes is an African-American producer, author and screenwriter. She is known for working on the Britney Spears and Zoe Saldana film Crossroads, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Private Practice, the Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and the Halle Berry film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. She has three children.

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Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
- 17 wins & 26 nominations total

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Grey's Anatomy

7.6

TV Series

Producer

Scandal

7.7

TV Series

Producer(showrunner)

Crossroads

3.9

Writer

2002

Private Practice

6.8

TV Series

Producer

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Producer

Grey's Anatomy
7.6
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2005–2025
The Residence
7.7
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2025
Bridgerton
7.4
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2020–2024
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
7.6
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2023
Black Barbie: A Documentary
6.0
- executive producer
- 2023
Inventing Anna
6.9
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2022
Station 19
7.1
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2018–2021
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
7.1
- executive producer
- 2020
How to Get Away with Murder
8.1
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2014–2020
For The People
7.3
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2018–2019
Scandal
7.7
TV Series
- executive producer (showrunner)
- 2012–2018
Scandal: Gladiator Wanted
6.7
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2017
Grey's Anatomy: Post-Op
5.1
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2017
Still Star-Crossed
5.9
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2017
The Catch
7.1
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2016–2017

Writer

Grey's Anatomy
7.6
TV Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2005–2025
Station 19
7.1
TV Series
- based on 'Grey's Anatomy' created by
- 2018–2024
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
7.6
TV Mini Series
- series created by
- written by
- teleplay by
- 2023
Inventing Anna
6.9
TV Mini Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2022
Scandal
7.7
TV Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2012–2018
Grey's Anatomy: The Webisodes
7.2
TV Series
- characters (uncredited)
- 2009–2018
Scandal: Gladiator Wanted
6.7
TV Series
- characters created by
- 2017
Grey's Anatomy: Post-Op
5.1
TV Mini Series
- creator
- based on 'Grey's Anatomy' created by
- 2017
Scandal: The Secret Is Out
8.3
TV Movie
- created by (creator)
- 2013
Private Practice
6.8
TV Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2007–2013
A corazón abierto
8.0
TV Series
- story
- 2011–2012
Open-Hearted
6.6
TV Series
- story
- 2010
Seattle Grace: Message of Hope
7.7
TV Series
- created by (creator, uncredited)
- 2010
Seattle Grace: On Call
6.3
TV Series
- characters (uncredited)
- 2010
Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine
7.5
TV Movie
- created by (creator)
- 2007

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Born
- January 13, 1970
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Children
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Other works
(2016-17) Print ads for Pilot's G2 premium gel pen line of pens.
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Trivia
After graduating from Dartmouth, she read a news article that claimed that getting into USC's film school was harder than getting into Harvard Law School, so she elected to take on the more competitive challenge.