Shonda Rhimes
TV Producer & Screenwriter
Shonda Lynn Rhimes 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, its spin-off Private Practice and the political thriller Scandal, becoming the first woman to create three television dramas that have achieved the 100 episode milestone. In 2017, she was inducted as a Chair's Appointee of the Academy of Television Arts & Science‘s executive committee. She is also part of the USC Film Council and the Writers Guild Inclusion Committee. In 2007, 2013, and 2021, Rhimes was named by Time to the Time 100, their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Black history is American history. That is not even a question. We've been shaping culture and sometimes defining culture for hundreds of years. We have been part of this nation for hundreds of years. We were part of this nation before it was even a nation. And I don't think that's something that we should ignore. I think that's important. One of the reasons why I'm so for the Legal Defense Fund is that they are fighting for rights that are slowly being taken away. And they've been doing this for as long as we've all been alive, 85 years I think. So if you're wondering where to put your efforts and your energy, Legal Defense Fund could be the place.
