In film, entertainment, and television, Dartmouth is represented by Budd Schulberg, Academy Award winning screenwriter of On the Waterfront, Michael Phillips, who won the Academy Award for best picture as co-producer of The Sting, Rachel Dratch, a cast member of Saturday Night Live, creator of Grey's Anatomy Shonda Rhimes, film director and producer Jethro Rothe-Kushel (" The Oscars "), VP of Fox Searchlight, Zola Mashariki, Chris Meledandri Executive Producer of Ice Age, Horton Hears a Who!

Knight said the reason he quit Grey's Anatomy is because of trust issues with the show's creator, Shonda Rhimes.

Shonda Rhimes ( born January 13, 1970 ) is an American screenwriter, director and producer.

Rhimes is best known as the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the acclaimed medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice.

She has also starred in the critically acclaimed independent films Our Song and The Dead Girl, and is the lead actress in the 2012 ABC drama Scandal, a Shonda Rhimes series in which Washington plays Olivia Pope, a former crisis management expert to the President.

On May 18, 2012, Grey's Anatomy creator, Shonda Rhimes, announced that Raver had decided to leave Grey's Anatomy after three seasons, " I know this season ’ s finale had some surprises for viewers and the exit of Kim Raver was one of the big ones.

It could have something to do with creator Shonda Rhimes ' scalpel-sharp writing … or McDreamy's impossibly luxurious man hair.

In the March 2, 2009 edition of People, Shonda Rhimes, the show's creator, head writer and executive producer stated that the claim was false.

Rhimes was an executive producer for the medical drama series Off the Map, and developed the ABC drama series Scandal, which debuted as a mid-season replacement on April 5, 2012.

In 2011, Rhimes served as executive producer for the medical drama, Off the Map, which was created by Grey's Anatomy writer, Jenna Bans.

* Shonda Rhimes: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice

Rhimes also created and produces the Grey's Anatomy spin-off series Private Practice.

She will co-star on the upcoming ABC drama series Gilded Lillys created and produced by Shonda Rhimes.

Directed by Tamra Davis and written by Shonda Rhimes, the film features Britney Spears, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, and Anson Mount in the leading roles, with Dan Aykroyd, Kim Cattrall, and Justin Long in supporting roles.

Development on the film began in 2001, when Spears created a concept that was later expanded by Rhimes.

In May 2007, Rhimes was named one of Time magazine's 100 people who help shape the world.

Rhimes was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of a university administrator and a college professor.

Rhimes resided in Park Forest South, Illinois ( now University Park ) with two older brothers and two older sisters.

Rhimes has stated that she exhibited an early affinity for storytelling and that her time spent as a candy striper while in high school sparked an interest in hospital environments.

Rhimes attended Marian Catholic High School, before enrolling at Dartmouth College, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree.

Rhimes would later relocate to Los Angeles to attend USC to study screenwriting.

Rhimes was ranked at the top of her class and earned the prestigious Gary Rosenberg Writing Fellowship Award.

Rhimes earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.

After graduation, Rhimes found herself an unemployed scriptwriter in Hollywood.

To make ends meet, Rhimes worked at a variety of day jobs, including as an office administrator, and then as a counselor at a job center that taught mentally ill and homeless people job skills.

Rhimes made her directorial debut in 1998 with the short film “ Blossoms and Veils ” starring Jada Pinkett-Smith and Jeffrey Wright.

A feature script Rhimes wrote was purchased by New Line Cinema.

In 2001, Rhimes wrote Crossroads, the debut film of pop singer Britney Spears.

Though 2004's The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement ( 2004 ) did not score at the box office like its predecessor, Rhimes later said that she treasured the experience if for nothing else – the opportunity to work with its star, Julie Andrews.

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