40 Facts About Aubrey Plaza

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Aubrey Christina Plaza was born on June 26,1984 and is an American actress, comedian, and producer.

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Aubrey Plaza has appeared in the films Mystery Team, Funny People, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, The To Do List, Life After Beth, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Child's Play, and Happiest Season.

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Aubrey Plaza has produced and starred in the films The Little Hours, Ingrid Goes West, Black Bear, and Emily the Criminal.

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Aubrey Plaza was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Bernadette, an attorney, and David Aubrey Plaza, a financial advisor.

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Aubrey Plaza's paternal grandfather, Ismael, was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and moved to the mainland US when he was 17 years old.

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Aubrey Plaza graduated from Ursuline Academy, an all-girls Catholic school, in 2002.

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Aubrey Plaza studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2006.

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Aubrey Plaza had many internships and worked as an NBC page.

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Aubrey Plaza has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater since 2004.

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Aubrey Plaza performed stand-up and has appeared at the Laugh Factory and The Improv.

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Aubrey Plaza appeared in the first episode of "Terrible Decisions with Ben Schwartz" on Funny or Die.

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Aubrey Plaza played Seth Rogen's love interest, Daisy, in 2009's Funny People, directed by Judd Apatow.

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Aubrey Plaza appeared in Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Derrick Comedy's Mystery Team, which debuted at 2009 Sundance.

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Aubrey Plaza appeared in a CollegeHumor short alongside Jason Bateman and Will Arnett.

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Aubrey Plaza played April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation from 2009 to 2015.

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Aubrey Plaza received universal praise throughout the entire show for her performance as the deadpan employee, being referred to as one of the show's breakout characters.

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On March 12,2010, Aubrey Plaza performed at "A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweetathon for Haiti", produced by Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Ben Stiller, and Mike Rosenstein, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Aubrey Plaza appeared as a guest judge during a roast segment on The Next Food Network Star in 2011.

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Aubrey Plaza appeared in Episode 199 of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.

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Aubrey Plaza had a recurring role as "the Princess" in the comedic sci-fi web series Troopers on CollegeHumor.

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In 2012, Aubrey Plaza earned her first starring role in a major film, alongside Mark Duplass, in the comedy, Safety Not Guaranteed.

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Aubrey Plaza played Darius, a jaded intern who answers a curious want ad "seeking a companion for a time traveling adventure".

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Aubrey Plaza won the award for Breakthrough Performance at the 2012 Young Hollywood Awards.

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Aubrey Plaza voiced Grumpy Cat in the Lifetime Network's original movie Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever.

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Aubrey Plaza starred in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates alongside Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick and Adam DeVine.

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Aubrey Plaza provided a guest voice for the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Mall Girl Pearl" with Betty White.

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Aubrey Plaza first played the role of Cat Adams, a contract killer, in Season 11 of the CBS television show Criminal Minds.

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Aubrey Plaza returned to the role in Seasons 12 and 15.

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In 2017, Aubrey Plaza both starred in and produced two films, The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West.

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In both 2019 and 2020, Aubrey Plaza hosted the Independent Spirit Awards.

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In 2020, Aubrey Plaza produced and starred in independent film Black Bear and played a large role in Happiest Season as well.

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In 2021, Aubrey Plaza wrote a children's book, The Legend of the Christmas Witch, along with co-author Dan Murphy and illustrator Julia Iredale.

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Aubrey Plaza produced and starred in the film Emily the Criminal, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

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Aubrey Plaza appears in the film Spin Me Round, which premiered at the South by Southwest film festival in 2022.

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Aubrey Plaza plays Harper, a lawyer vacationing in Sicily with her husband, Ethan, played by Will Sharpe.

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On October 16,2022, Aubrey Plaza was given the Artist of Distinction Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

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In November 2022, Aubrey Plaza was cast in an undisclosed role, potentially as a coven member, in the Disney+ series Agatha: Coven of Chaos, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Aubrey Plaza has been in a relationship with writer and director Jeff Baena since 2011.

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In May 2021, Aubrey Plaza revealed that she and Baena are married, referring to him as her husband in an Instagram post.

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Aubrey Plaza suffered a stroke when she was 20 years old that caused temporary paralysis and temporary expressive aphasia.