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Rashida Jones
Playing Ann Perkins in Parks and Recreation and co-directing Quincy.
Parks and Recreation · Celeste and Jesse Forever
- Born
- 25 February 1976
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, USA
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Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones is an American actor, writer and producer who works across comedy, drama and documentary. Her screen career has developed alongside writing and projects about the entertainment industry.
Early life
An artistic family
Daughter of musician Quincy Jones and actor Peggy Lipton.
Harvard years
Studied religion and philosophy at Harvard and took part in music and theatre.
Career
- Late 1990s
Television beginnings
Started taking television roles after university.
- 2000s
Ensemble comedy
Appeared in Boston Public and The Office before Parks and Recreation.
- 2010s
Writing and producing
Co-wrote films and developed documentary projects.
- 2018 onward
Directing and drama
Co-directed Quincy and continued acting across television and film.
Selected work
Parks and Recreation
Ann Perkins in the workplace comedy.
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Co-writer and lead actor in a story about a separating couple.
Quincy
Co-directed a documentary about her father with Alan Hicks.
Beyond work
Music
Has sung on recordings and maintained an interest in music alongside acting.
Family documentary
Quincy combines the perspective of a daughter with the larger history of her father’s musical career.
Sources & photo credit
Life and career ↗Institutional or specialist reference ↗Photo: Photo by Stephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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