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Encyclopedia > Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes
Born January 13, 1970 (1970-01-13) (age 37)
Flag of the United States Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation producer, screenwriter, and director.

Shonda Rhimes (born January 13, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is a screenwriter, director and producer. She is best known as the creator and executive producer of television series Grey's Anatomy. In May 2007, she was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world.[1] January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... This article is about the television series. ... The 2005 cover of Time magazine that featured the Time 100 The Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, as assembled by Time. ...

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Personal life

Rhimes grew up in the Chicago suburb of Park Forest South (University Park). Both her parents were in academia; her father was a university administrator, and her mother was a professor. She is the youngest among three older sisters and two older brothers[2]. Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ...


She first attended Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She attended Dartmouth College and earned a bachelor's degree in 1991; several years later, she earned a master of fine arts from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. Marian Catholic High School is a coeducational, college preparatory secondary school in Chicago Heights, Illinois. ... Chicago Heights is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Dartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ...


Rhimes has an adopted daughter named Harper (born 2003).


Career

Rhimes initially struggled to find a writing or production gig after graduation. For a time, she lived with her sister in San Francisco and worked in advertising. Later, she worked as an office administrator, and then as a counselor at a job center that taught mentally ill and homeless people job skills.


Eventually, Rhimes began to break into the market, and sold several scripts. Her writing/directing debut was with the 1997 short film Blossoms and Veils.


She was hired to write the script for the HBO movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a television movie directed by Martha Coolidge. ...


When that movie was a critical and commercial success, she was hired to write Crossroads and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Crossroads is a 2002 movie directed by Tamra Davis. ... The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a sequel of The Princess Diaries which was released in 2004. ...


Rhimes currently has a three-picture deal with Disney for additional films. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ...


Rhimes won the cast Best Drama TV Series Golden Globe award in 2007 for Grey's Anatomy. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...


Grey's Anatomy

Shonda Rhimes is the creator and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy, as well as one of the show's many writers. The ABC series debuted as a midseason replacement on March 27, 2005. The show revolves around Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), a surgical intern at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital in Seattle, Washington. The show features an ensemble cast, but Meredith is featured as the main character, with a voice-over narration at the beginning and end of most episodes. This article is about the television series. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Ellen Diane Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) is a Golden Globe nominated and Screen Actors Guild award winning American actress, best known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Greys Anatomy. ...


On May 16, 2006 the morning following the close of the second season, ABC announced plans for a third season of Grey's Anatomy to anchor the network's Thursday evening programming[3], by airing Thursdays at 9PM EST. As Thursday has historically been the most competitive programming night among American broadcast networks, the announced schedule change for the series has been viewed by media analysts as another vote of confidence in the series from ABC. This article is about the television series. ...


Trivia

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The article could be improved by integrating relevant items into other sections and removing inappropriate items.
  • Rhimes has a reputation for being extremely close-lipped about spoilers on the set of Grey's Anatomy, in an effort to maintain intrigue about what will happen in the storyline. To maintain the element of surprise when two previously unlinked characters had a sexual encounter, the actors were given the pages of the script at the end of the day once most of the cast and crew had left.
  • As a Dartmouth alumna, Rhimes often peppers the scripts with references to the college.
  • Rhimes has said that of all of the Grey's Anatomy characters, her own personality is best represented by the character of Meredith; however, she also draws some similarities with the no-nonsense natures of Miranda Bailey and Cristina Yang. [2]
  • Rhimes has said that her time spent as a candy striper while in high school sparked an interest in hospital environments.
  • Rhimes has said in several interviews that she already has the "bible" of Grey's Anatomy mapped out, and has planned the arc of each season.
  • Rhimes has another show in development, regarding a group of female journalists and war correspondents. The show was actually developed before Grey's Anatomy, but its subject matter ran into resistance at the time (near the 2003 invasion of Iraq).

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Sources

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References

  1. ^ http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1595332_1616813,00.html
  2. ^ Oct 05 Ebony article on Shonda Rhimes
  3. ^ [1] ABC Fall 2006 Schedule, July 11, 2006, Zap2It.com

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Grey's Anatomy
v • d • e
Characters
Interns: Lexie Grey • George O'Malley
Residents: Meredith Grey • Cristina Yang • Izzie Stevens • Alex Karev • Miranda Bailey
Chief Resident: Callie Torres
Attendings: Mark Sloan • Derek Shepherd
Chief of Surgery: Richard Webber
Former Characters: Preston Burke • Addison Montgomery
Episodes
Season One • Season Two • Season Three • Season Four
Music/Soundtrack
Chasing Cars • How to Save a Life • The Story • Breathe In Breathe Out
Related content
Shonda Rhimes (creator) • Cast • Private Practice • Official Website
Private Practice
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Cast/Characters Kate Walsh (Addison Montgomery) • Tim Daly (Peter Wilder) • Audra McDonald (Naomi Bennett) • Paul Adelstein (Cooper Freedman) • KaDee Strickland (Charlotte King) • Chris Lowell (William "Dell" Parker) • Taye Diggs (Sam Bennett) • Amy Brenneman (Violet Turner)
Episodes List of episodes • "The Other Side of This Life, Parts One and Two"
Related Shonda Rhimes (creator) • Grey's Anatomy • Official Site

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Shonda Rhimes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (627 words)
Shonda Rhimes (born January 13, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is a screenwriter, director and producer.
Shonda Rhimes is the creator and executive producer of "Grey's Anatomy", as well as one of the show's many writers.
Rhimes has said that of all of the Grey's Anatomy characters, her own personality is best represented by the character of Meredith; however, she also draws some similarities with the no-nonsense natures of Miranda Bailey and Cristina Yang.
Tavis Smiley . Archive . Monday March 28th . Transcript | PBS (4024 words)
Tavis: Shonda Rhimes is the creator and executive producer of the new ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy." She's also an accomplished screenwriter with films like "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge " and "The Princess Diaries 2" on her résumé.
Rhimes: I feel like when an audience watches a medical drama, the thing that goes into it, unlike a cop show, for instance, where hopefully you're never going to be shot and you're not going to be in jail, everybody goes through a hospital at some point.
Rhimes: Also, though, it's not that different in the sense that they're both geared towards women, they both sort of end delving into the personal lives of the characters, they both have a lot to do with relationships.
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