Rashida Jones
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Rashida Leah Jones (born February 25, 1976 in Los Angeles, California), is an American actress, writer, model, and musician, best known for her portrayal of Karen Filippelli on The Office and Louisa Fenn on Boston Public. She currently plays Ann Perkins in the NBC comedy, Parks and Recreation. Rashida is the youngest daughter of actress Peggy Lipton from her marriage to media mogul Quincy Jones. Jones sang backup on the tracks "Tangled" and "Secret" from Maroon 5's hit record, Songs About Jane
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- Born
- Rashida Leah Jones , ( 1976-02-25 ) February 25, 1976 (age 50) , Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Harvard University ( AB )
- Occupations
- Actress filmmaker
- Years active
- 1997–present
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- Partner
- Ezra Koenig (2015–present)
- Parents
- Quincy Jones Peggy Lipton
- Relatives
- Harold Lipton (grandfather) Kidada Jones (sister) Quincy Jones III (half-brother) Kenya Kinski-Jones (half-sister) Richard A. Jones (uncle)
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Rashida Leah Jones (/rəˈʃiːdə/ rə-SHEE-də; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker. In television, she has starred as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series Boston Public (2000–2002), Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series The Office (2006–2009; 2011), Ann Perkins on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), and as the eponymous lead role in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2019). Her accolades include a Grammy Award and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2025, she was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.
Jones also appeared in the films I Love You, Man (2009), The Social Network (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), The Muppets (2011), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012) which she co-wrote, and Tag (2018). Jones also co-wrote the story of Toy Story 4 (2019).
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