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 .