Year of Yes

Shonda Rhimes was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 13, 1970. She received a BA in English literature with creative writing from Dartmouth College and a MFA from the USC School of Cinema-Television. She was awarded the prestigious Gary Rosenberg Writing Fellowship.

Rhimes is the creator and executive producer of the television series Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal and the executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder. Her other work includes Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement, Crossroads, and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. Her first book, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person, was published in 2015.

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