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Rashida Jones

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Rashida Jones

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 two Emmy Award nominations. 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. In 2018, her documentary Quincy, about her father, Quincy Jones, debuted on Netflix; it won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film in 2019. In 2025, Jones starred in the Black Mirror episode "Common People", earning a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Infobox

Born
Rashida Leah Jones (1976-02-25) February 25, 1976 (age 49)Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Harvard University (AB)
Occupations
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Years active
1997–present
Works
Full list
Partner
Ezra Koenig (2015–present)
Children
1
Parents
mw- Quincy Jones (father)Peggy Lipton (mother)
Relatives
Harold Lipton (grandfather)Kidada Jones (sister)Quincy Jones III (half-brother)Kenya Kinski-Jones (half-sister)Richard A. Jones (uncle)

Tables

· Awards and nominations
2013
Role(s)
Parks and Recreation
Notes
Nominated
2014
Role(s)
Parks and Recreation
Notes
Nominated
2017
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – Television
Role(s)
Black Mirror (episode: "Nosedive")
Notes
Nominated
2018
Nominated
2019
Role(s)
Quincy
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
2017
Notes
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
Role(s)
Quincy
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
2015
Notes
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
2020
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Role(s)
#blackAF
Notes
Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Role(s)
Nominated
2024
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
Role(s)
Silo
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
2025
Notes
Best Documentary Short
Role(s)
2019
Notes
Best Music Film
Role(s)
2010
Notes
Ensemble of the Year
Role(s)
2010
Notes
Best First Screenplay
Role(s)
2002
Notes
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
2025
Role(s)
Black Mirror (episode: "Common People")
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
2010
Notes
Best Performance by an Ensemble
Role(s)
2020
Notes
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Role(s)
2025
Notes
100 most influential people
Role(s)
2010
Notes
Best Ensemble
Organizations
Year
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
Astra TV Awards
2024
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Silo
Nominated
Black Reel Awards
2012
Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Nominated
Outstanding Actress
Nominated
2019
Outstanding Emerging Director
Quincy
Nominated
Black Reel TV Awards
2017
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
Black-ish
Nominated
2018
Nominated
2020
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominated
2024
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
Silo
Nominated
Fargo Film Festival
2025
Best Documentary Short
A Swim Lesson
Won
Grammy Awards
2019
Best Music Film
Quincy
Won
Hollywood Film Awards
2010
Ensemble of the Year
The Social Network
Won
Independent Spirit Awards
2010
Best First Screenplay
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Nominated
NAACP Image Awards
2002
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Boston Public
Nominated
2013
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Parks and Recreation
Nominated
2014
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Parks and Recreation
Nominated
2017
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – Television
Black Mirror (episode: "Nosedive")
Nominated
2019
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Quincy
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards
2015
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Hot Girls Wanted
Nominated
2025
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Black Mirror (episode: "Common People")
Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society
2010
Best Performance by an Ensemble
The Social Network
Nominated
Satellite Awards
2020
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
On the Rocks
Nominated
Time Magazine
2025
100 most influential people
Herself
Honored
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2010
Best Ensemble
The Social Network
Nominated

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