Biography
A combination of intelligence, humor and beauty, actress Rashida Jones became a fan favorite with a series of roles that artfully exploited these same admirable traits. The daughter of famed composer-music producer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, Jones graduated from Harvard University prior to pursuing a career in entertainment in 1997. Early appearances included in episodes of the cult-comedy series "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC, 1999-2000) …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Made film writing debut with romantic comedy "Celeste & Jesse Forever"; also co-starred with Andy Samberg |
2011 | Co-starred with Jason Segel and Amy Adams in the family comedy "The Muppets" |
2011 | Cast in the comedy feature "The Big Year" opposite Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin |
2010 | Appeared in "The Social Network," directed by David Fincher about the founding of the social networking website Facebook |
2009 | Cast opposite Amy Poehler on the NBC comedy hit "Parks and Recreation" |
2009 | Played Paul Rudd's fiance in "I Love You, Man" |
2008 | Cast in the Farrelly Brothers produced sitcom "Unhitched" (Fox) |
2006 | Joined the cast of NBC's "The Office" in the third season as a love interest to Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) |
2004 | Cast opposite Brittany Murphy in the romantic comedy "Little Black Book" |
2002 | Appeared on stage in L.A. with mother and uncle in the one-act play "Pitching to the Star" |
2000 | Cast on the controversial Fox drama "Boston Public" as the sharp-witted assistant to principal Harper (Chi McBride) |
2000 | Guest starred on an episode of "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC) playing high school tough Karen Scarfolli |
2000 | Played a feminist in the "1972" segment of HBO's lesbian-themed anthology "If These Walls Could Talk 2" |
1999 | Acted in the festival-screened independent drama "East of A" |
1997 | Featured in the CBS miniseries "Mario Puzo's 'The Last Don'" |
1989 | Visited an ashram in India at age 13 and converted to Hinduism |
Awards
2013 | Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay in Celeste and Jesse Forever |