Shonda Rhimes

She is an author, writer, director, and known producer who is most notable as the creator, head writer, and executive producer of several syndicated TV series, including Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away with Murder, to name a few. She also established her own production company, Shondaland, to work on the shows she created. Rhimes finished her tertiary education at Dartmouth College, earning a degree in English and film studies in 1991.

The producer doesn’t have a known partner, but she now has three children, all daughters. The first two are adopted, while she had her third via gestational surrogacy. According to Celebrity Net Worth, aside from purchasing an estate worth $4.6 million, she also inked a four-year deal with the subscription-based streaming platform Netflix for $100 million in 2017. If you’re looking for a strong independent woman, here’s Rhimes with her $140 million fortune.