Facts: - imagesize: 240px - years active: 1995 -- present - caption: rhimes in 2008 - birth name: shonda lynn rhimes - birth date: 13 january 1970 - name: shonda rhimes - occupation: producer , screenwriter , director - image: shonda rhimes 2008.jpg - birth place: chicago , illinois , u.s. - alma mater: dartmouth college usc school of cinematic arts Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of shonda rhimes .
shonda lynn rhimes -lrb- born january 13 , 1970 -rrb- is a screenwriter , director , and producer .rhimes is best known as the creator , head writer , executive producer and showrunner of the medical drama television series '' grey 's anatomy '' , its spin-off '' private practice '' and political thriller series '' scandal '' .in may 2007 , rhimes was named one of '' time '' magazine 's 100 people who help shape the world .rhimes was an executive producer for the medical drama series '' off the map '' which aired on abc for one season in 2011 .rhimes serves as executive producer for abc 's new legal series '' how to get away with murder '' , which debuted september 25 , 2014 .