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Rashida Jones

actress

Born: American

Rashida Leah Jones ( rə-SHEE-də; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is best known for her roles 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).

She worked as a producer on the film Hot Girls Wanted (2015) and the series Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017), directing the first episode of the latter. Both works explore the sex industry.

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American actress

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    Rashida Jones, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1977-02-25. Rashida Leah Jones ( rə-SHEE-də; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker.

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