Shonda Rhimes is an American television producer and screenwriter, and founder of the production company Shondaland. As of 2023, she is said to be worth in the region of US$250 million. Shonda is one of the wealthiest women entertainers in America currently.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
Shonda Lynn Rhimes is a Chicago born American. She was born on January 13, 1970 to Vera P. Cain and IIee Rhimes. Her father was a university administra tor while her mother was a college professor. She is the youngest amongst six children.
In 1991, Rhimes’ mother earned a PhD in Educational Administration while raising all her six children. Her father, an MBA holder later became Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the University of Southern California, where he served until 2013.
Rhimes and her five other siblings lived in Park Forest South, which is known in current times as University Park, Illinois. She revealed that she has an early affinity to storytelling, During her high school days, she volunteered at a hospital which explains her interest in hospital environments. Rhimes went to Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
She later went to Dartmouth where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Film Studies. While at college, she became a member of the Black Underground Theater Association; dividing her time between writing fiction, acting in student productions and directing.
Rhimes also wrote for the college newspaper. Upon her graduation from college, she moved to San Francisco with one of her elder sibling and worked in advertising at McCann Erickson.
She later decided to move to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California where she studied screenwriting. Rhimes earned the Gary Rosenberg Writing Fellowship for being ranked the top of her class. She obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
While at USC, Rhimes was hired as an intern by Debra Martin Chase. Rhimes credits her early success, in part, to mentors such as Chase, a prominent African-American producer. She also worked at Denzel Washington’s company, Mundy Lane Entertainment. Chase served as a mentor to Rhimes: they worked together on The Princess Diaries 2.
After she graduated from USC, she didn’t get employed right way. She worked as an unemployed scriptwriter in Hollywood. Rhimes worked at a variety of day jobs, including as an office administrator and then a counselor at a job center that taught job skills to people with housing instability and mental illness to make ends meet.
Same time, she worked as research director on the documentary Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995), which won the 1995 Peabody Award. After this experience, she she went on to work on her piece which was Blossoms and Veils, a short film starring Jada Pinkett-Smith and Jeffrey Wright. That was her only credit as a film director.
She received an assignment from New Line Cinema to co-write the 1999 HBO movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Hally Berry, the star of that movie won numerous awards for her role.
Fast forward, Rhimes is now a showrunner, creator, head writer, and executive producer of the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy (2005–present) and the political thriller Scandal (2012–2018), both for ABC.
She has also served as the executive producer of the ABC thriller series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020), and the Netflix period series Bridgerton (2020–present) and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023), and drama Inventing Anna (2022).
How many houses and cars does Shonda Rhimes have?
The actual number of house Shonda Rhimes owns is unknown to the public at this time. Notwithstanding, she owns luxury homes in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills among others. She has also acquired several luxurious cars such as Aston Martin, Bentley Continental, Porsche 911, and many more.
How much does Shonda Rhimes make per year?
According to online sources, she makes in excess of US$15 million annually as salary.
What investments does Shonda Rhimes have?
Rhimes is understands what it means to secure one’s future. Thus, she’s invested is a number of ventures including Tally Health which is her very latest investment avenue.
How many Endorsement deals does Shonda Rhimes have?
Specific details of Rhimes’ endorsement deals are unknown. What’s known is most successful entertainers dwell on these lucrative deals to add up to their overall net worth.
How many Philanthropy works has Shonda Rhimes supported?
The television producer is a known philanthropist. She has over the course of her life so far supported several charities and foundations which include Elton John AIDS Foundation, Save The Music Foundation and World Food Programme.
How many businesses does Shonda Rhimes own?
She is founder of Shondaland, a production company. The production house has produced movies such as Crossroads, inside the Box, Gilded Lilys etc. Also, it’s responsible to television series such as How to Get Away with Murder, Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and Queen Charlotte among several others.
How many Tours has Shonda Rhimes attended?
Shonda Rhimes hasn’t attended any tours so to say. There is no information in regards to this.
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