Top 20 most influential African Americans

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   Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes

 

Producer who, in landing yet another TV series with ABC, has brought her total number of current projects with the network to four. 

Influence: 97.8

Reach:13.6

Substance: 7.2

Media: 468

Internet: 776000

Job: TV producer

Sector: Entertainment/Media

Location: Los Angeles

Age: 41



Shonda Rhimes is the first African American to create and executive produce a one-hour TV show, Grey’s Anatomy, that has aired more than one season. Her three other current ABC projects are Private Practice, Gilded Lillys and Scandal. After a childhood habit of tape-recording and transcribing her own stories, Rhimes surged to prominence after screenwriting the 1999 HBO movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, which earned Halle Berry Emmy and Golden Globe best actress awards.

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