Shonda

 Shonda Rhimes is an American writer, director and author, is a multi-millionaire with an estimated worth of $140 million. She is most famous for being the executive producer, creator, and head writer of the shows "Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Private Practice," among others.Shonda Lynn Rhimes was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 13 1970. She is the youngest of six children. Shonda graduated from Marian Catholic High School. She was a volunteer at a hospital while in high school. The experience inspired her to be interested in the hospital environment. Dartmouth College was where she was studying film studies. Shonda graduated with her BA degree in 1991. Shonda later moved to San Francisco to start ad agencies. Shonda then moved to Los Angeles in order to enroll in the MFA Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She concentrated on screenwriting and graduated at the highest of her USC Class.After finishing her studies at USC, Rhimes, like so many other new college grads, was a screenwriter who was unemployed in Hollywood. She was a part of the 1995 documentary "Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream," which won the Peabody Award in 1995.