77 Facts About Rashida Jones

Rashida Leah Jones is an American actress, writer, producer, and director.

Rashida Jones appeared in the films I Love You, Man, The Social Network, Our Idiot Brother, The Muppets, Celeste and Jesse Forever, which she co-wrote, and Tag.

Rashida Jones worked as a producer on the film Hot Girls Wanted and the series Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, directing the first episode of the latter.

In 2018, her documentary Quincy, about her father, Quincy Rashida Jones, debuted on Netflix; it won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film in 2019.

Rashida Jones is the younger sister of actress and model Kidada Jones, and half-sister to five siblings from their father's other relationships, including Kenya Jones and Quincy Jones III.

Rashida Jones's father has Tikar roots from Cameroon, and a Welsh paternal grandfather.

Rashida Jones has said of her parents' mixed-race marriage: "it was the 1970s and still not that acceptable for them to be together".

Rashida Jones has said that she grew up a "straight-up nerd" and "had a computer with floppy disks and a dial-up modem before it was cool".

Rashida Jones displayed musical ability from an early age and can play classical piano.

Rashida Jones's mother told Entertainment Tonight in 1990 that Jones was " a fabulous singer and songwriter".

Rashida Jones attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California, where she made the National Honor Society and was voted "Most Likely To Succeed" by her classmates.

Rashida Jones was involved with theater at Buckley, with tutelage from acting teacher Tim Hillman.

Jones's parents divorced when she was 14 years old; her sister subsequently remained with their father, while Rashida moved with their mother to Brentwood.

In 1994, Rashida Jones garnered attention with an open letter responding to scathing remarks made by rapper Tupac Shakur about her parents' interracial marriage in The Source.

Rashida Jones attended Harvard University, where she lived in Currier House and Eliot House.

Rashida Jones belonged to the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club, Harvard-Radcliffe Opportunes, Black Students Association, and the Signet Society.

Rashida Jones was initially interested in becoming a lawyer but changed her mind after becoming disillusioned by the O J Simpson murder trial.

Rashida Jones became involved in the performing arts and served as musical director for the Opportunes, an a cappella group, co-composed the score for the 149th annual Hasty Pudding Theatricals performance, and acted in several plays.

Rashida Jones studied religion and philosophy and graduated in 1997.

Rashida Jones made her professional acting debut in The Last Don, 1997 miniseries based on the novel by Mario Puzo.

Rashida Jones next appeared in Myth America, East of A and If These Walls Could Talk 2.

Rashida Jones had a small role in Full Frontal, directed by Steven Soderbergh, and starred in Now You Know, written and directed by Kevin Smith regular Jeff Anderson.

Rashida Jones starred in the short film Roadside Assistance with Adam Brody.

In 2005, Rashida Jones played Karen in the Stella pilot on Comedy Central and special government agent Carla Merced in the TNT police drama Wanted.

Rashida Jones was considering leaving the acting profession and pursuing a graduate degree in public policy before she was offered the part on The Office.

Rashida Jones joined the ensemble cast in September 2006, playing the role of Karen Filippelli.

Rashida Jones appeared regularly during the third season, returning as a guest star for three episodes in seasons four, five, and seven.

Rashida Jones played Karen in the February 2007 Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Rainn Wilson, appearing briefly in the opening monologue's Office parody.

Rashida Jones filmed cameo roles in The Ten and Role Models, both directed by David Wain, with the latter appearing on the Blu-ray release.

Rashida Jones co-starred in Unhitched, the short-lived 2008 comedy series produced by the Farrelly brothers.

Rashida Jones appeared as the love interest in the Foo Fighters' music video "Long Road to Ruin".

In January 2009, Rashida Jones voiced several characters in an episode of the Adult Swim show Robot Chicken.

Rashida Jones played Hannah in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, an independent film by John Krasinski that screened during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Rashida Jones co-starred as Zooey Rice in I Love You, Man, a DreamWorks comedy with Paul Rudd and Jason Segel.

Rashida Jones accepted a role in Parks and Recreation, a mockumentary-style sitcom on NBC.

Rashida Jones played nurse Ann Perkins from the show's debut until midway through the sixth season, and reprised the role for the final episode of the series.

Rashida Jones had a small role in the 2010 Kevin Smith film Cop Out.

Rashida Jones appeared in The Social Network, alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, which is set at Harvard.

Rashida Jones played Marylin Delpy, a second-year legal associate assisting with the defense of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Rashida Jones starred opposite Chris Messina in Monogamy, a drama directed by Dana Adam Shapiro.

Rashida Jones has a cameo in the Beastie Boys' short film Fight For Your Right Revisited, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Additionally, Rashida Jones appeared on an episode of Wilfred as Lisa, a hospice volunteer.

In 2014, Rashida Jones was cast in the lead role of Angie Tribeca on the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca, which premiered in 2016.

In 2015, Rashida Jones produced the documentary film Hot Girls Wanted, which examines the role of teenage girls in pornographic films.

Rashida Jones created Frenemy of the State, a comic book series about a socialite who is recruited by the CIA.

In October 2009, before the first issue had been released, Rashida Jones sold the screen rights to Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.

Brian Grazer and Eric Gitter produced the film, and Rashida Jones co-wrote the screenplay with writing partner Will McCormack.

Rashida Jones sold her first screenplay, a comedy titled Celeste and Jesse Forever, in March 2009.

Rashida Jones co-wrote the script with McCormack and was attached to star in the film.

In 2016, Rashida Jones co-wrote the teleplay of "Nosedive", an episode of the television anthology series Black Mirror with Michael Schur from a story by Charlie Brooker.

Rashida Jones left the writing assignment early due to feeling that Pixar is "a culture where women and people of color do not have an equal creative voice".

Rashida Jones has been published in Teen Vogue magazine, where she worked as a contributing editor.

Rashida Jones wrote chapter 36 of her father's biography, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones.

Rashida Jones contributed a "thank-you note" to Michelle Obama in The New York Times in 2016 which was excerpted in the 2017 book Courage Is Contagious.

Rashida Jones was a guest vocalist on the Tupac Shakur tribute album, The Rose That Grew from Concrete, released in 2000.

Rashida Jones sang in some episodes of Boston Public and for charitable events such as the What A Pair Benefit in 2002 to raise money for breast cancer research.

In May 2015, Rashida Jones released a song titled Wanted to Be Loved alongside Daniel Ahearn, the song was used in the documentary Hot Girls Wanted, which Rashida Jones produced.

In 2002, Rashida Jones appeared in the video to "More Than a Woman" by Aaliyah alongside her sister Kidada Rashida Jones and then-boyfriend Mark Ronson.

Rashida Jones has appeared in music videos for The Boy Least Likely To song "Be Gentle With Me", and the Foo Fighters' single "Long Road to Ruin".

In 2013, Rashida Jones directed the music video for Sara Bareilles' song "Brave".

Rashida Jones starred in Funny or Die's Speak Out series with Natalie Portman and guest-starred in two episodes in the first webseason Web Therapy with Lisa Kudrow.

Rashida Jones played David Wain in disguise for an episode of My Damn Channel's Wainy Days.

In 2017, Rashida Jones became a spokeswoman for the Almay brand of cosmetics.

In 2018, Rashida Jones became the first female ambassador for Maison Kitsune.

Rashida Jones has served as the narrating voice for Southwest Airlines and Expedia as well as appearing in Expedia television commercials.

In November 2020 Jones started the Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions podcast with co-host Bill Gates.

Rashida Jones became engaged to music producer Mark Ronson in February 2003.

In early 2017 it was reported that Rashida Jones was in a relationship with musician Ezra Koenig, and in September 2018 they welcomed a son together.

Rashida Jones has worked to promote Peace First, a nonprofit that teaches children to resolve conflict without violence.

Rashida Jones has been a board member since 2004 and holds several annual benefits to raise money for the organization.

Rashida Jones has participated in Stand Up to Cancer events, EDUN and ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, and The Art of Elysium's volunteer program, which runs artistic workshops for hospitalized children.

Rashida Jones has helped fundraise for St Jude Children's Research Hospital, the EB Medical Research Foundation, and New York's Lower Eastside Girls Club.

In 2016, Rashida Jones visited a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Rashida Jones wrote about the confronting experience for Vanity Fair.

Rashida Jones made a virtual reality movie to document her experiences, which appeared on rescue.

Rashida Jones campaigned for Democratic candidate John Kerry during the 2004 election, speaking at student rallies and a public gallery in Ohio.

Rashida Jones supported Barack Obama during the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.