Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes is an African-American woman who grew up in University Park, Illinois. Rhimes attended a private Catholic school growing up in Chicago. She went on to graduate from Dartmouth College with a BA in English literature. As a student she was active as a director in the Black Underground Theatre and Arts Association, which is a student group at Dartmouth for the performing arts. Shonda also graduated from the University of Southern California – School of Cinema-Television with a MFA. She was awarded the Gary Rosenberg Writing Fellowship, which is a prestigious award for writing at USC. Shonda Rhimes is a writer, director and producer.
Shonda is well known for her highly successful writing in the series Grey’s Anatomy. Before Grey’s Anatomy, she directed the film Blossom and Veils in 1998, which stars Jada Pinkett Smith and Omar Epps. She has also written for Crossroads (starring Britney Spears), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, and Private Practice, the new Grey’s Anatomy spin off series.
I have seen Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Crossroads, and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Shonda’s work portrays strong, smart women, or women who become stronger over the course of the films. This is why I enjoy watching Grey’s Anatomy. They are strong women from every walk of life. It shows that women do not need to have a man to support them. They can achieve anything in life with knowledge. Personally, my favorite character in Grey’s Anatomy is Izzie Stevens, a blonde doctor, who came from absolutely nothing and put herself through medical school. Shonda defies the blonde stereotype with this character, and with many other characters.
I knew of Shonda from watching Grey’s Anatomy. However, I did not originally think of doing her because she is the writer. After many other attempts of trying to find information on other women filmmakers, I decided to search Shonda’s work and see if she had directed before. It was very easy to find information on Shonda Rhimes because of her recent success with Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. There is much more information posted about Shonda on websites like IMDB and TV.com than other women filmmakers, which is why I decided to switch to Shonda.
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