Video Version of this Article Photo/Video: Shonda Rhimes/Shondaland/Hollywood Insider YouTube Channel When people hear the name Shonda Rhimes, most think of her successful empire on ABC. Best known as the creator and showrunner of Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal, Rhimes has achieved unbelievable success throughout her years of dominating network television, especially as the first African American woman to create and executive produce a Top 10 network series. Shonda Rhimes' Beginnings Although she is now the leader of the biggest empire in television, Rhimes got her start as an intern for Debra Martin Chase while attending the University of Southern California. She credits Chase, an African American producer, for much of her early inspiration and success as Chase served as her mentor, including their time together on The Princess Diaries 2. Rhimes later went on to work at Denzel Washington's company, Mundy Lane Entertainment, spending her time writing several scripts,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Christine Feeley
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
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