Rashida Jones is a popular American actress and producer. The creator of the comic book series “The sworn friend of the state”, author of several songs, character of commercials and music videos. She has played in such films and TV shows as “Boston School”, “Monogamy”, “Office”, “Parks and Recreation Areas”, etc. Read more about her filmography and personal life in the article. So let's get started.
Rashida Jones: personal life
The daughter of Peggy Lipton and Quincy Jones was born in Los Angeles in 1976. As a child, the girl showed herself to be a creative person - she showed musical abilities early, and during her studies at the school, Buckley (Sherman Oaks, California) played in a local theater. After school, she entered Harvard University, where she immediately joined the Hasty Pudding Theatricals (HPT) student theater community. Of course, she did not think about an acting career, because she was more attracted to jurisprudence. But, disappointed in the judicial system, she thought: “Why not?” Since then, the theater has become part of her life. She worked as director of the Opportunes acapella band, helped organize the HTP community, and later began to play plays herself.
In the 90s, Rashida had a short-term relationship with screenwriter and musician Will McCormack. As a result, the guys broke up as friends. In 2003, she worked with music producer Mark Ronson. On her birthday, he proposed to her. Rashida agreed, but a year later set off again for free swimming. Relations with Toby Maguire, Charlie Hunnam,
Garrett Hedlund and Seth Myers also did not end in anything serious. It is hoped that at least Ezra Koenig - a member of the rock band Vampire Weekend, whom she has been dating since 2016, will be the one who becomes her legal husband.
Carier start
Actress Rashida Jones began her career with a cameo role in Graham Clifford's mini-series The Last Don (1997), the plot of which is based on the novel by Mario Puzo. Three years later, together with Sharon Stone and Vanessa Redgrave, she starred in the HBO television melodrama “If the Walls Could Talk 2”. And then she got the role of the funny secretary Louise Fenn in 26 episodes of the drama project of David E. Kelly's “Boston School” (2000-2004).
Supporting character Luna Hudson, Rashida played in the comedy musical about the Dynasty's Death hip-hop industry, created in 2003 by Damon Dash. The role of Edie Miller, the main character, was performed in the melodramatic mini-series by Simon Burke and Ani Camilleri NY-LON (2004). In the role of conscientious and conservative detective Carla Merced, she appeared in thirteen episodes of the police drama on TNT's wanted list (2005). And one of the acting characters played in the David Wayne comedy "Ten."
Social network for convinced bachelors
In the American comedy series of the FOX Channel “Convinced Bachelor” (2008), Rashida Jones played the role of Kate Francola, a successful divorce lawyer. Then, together with Patrick Wilson and Amy Smart, the actress starred in Tracy Hecht's comedy melodrama Life in Flight (2008). A year later, she took part in the filming of John Krasinski’s comedy drama “Short Interviews with Scum”, based on the story of the same name by David Wallace. And a year later she played the role of the future bride Zoe Rais in John Hamburg's romantic comedy “I Love You, Man."
The actress received a small role in the comedy action movie Kevin Smith's Double Kopek (2010) with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in the lead roles. The role of the character of the foreground she got in the melodrama of David Adam Shapiro "Monogamy" (2010). In the same year, together with
Jesse Eisenberg and
Andrew Garfield, Rashida starred in the biographical drama David Fincher's Social Network. And she played the lesbian Cindy Harris in the comedy drama "My asshole", filmed by Jesse Peretz in 2011.
Friendship office sex
In the comedy series “Greg Daniels” “Office” (2005-2013), Rashida Jones played the role of Karen Filippelli - sales representative of one of the offices of the paper company “Dander Mifflin”. Then a tiny role Maddison, not indicated in the credits, was received in the romantic comedy of Will Glack “Sex on friendship” (2011). And she played another minor role in David Frankel’s adventure drama Big Year (2011), starring Steve Martin and Jack Black.
In 2012, the actress played Celeste Martin, a trend analyst and protagonist, in Lee Toland Krieger's melodrama Celeste and Jesse Forever. She became part of the main cast in the drama “Decoding Annie Parker” by Stephen Burstyn, filmed in 2013 and telling about a woman with breast cancer who does not lose hope of creating a cure for this disease. And in the romantic comedy of James Griffiths “Dance from Here” (2014), Rashida Jones played the role of Julia, the boss of the protagonist who loves to dance salsa.
What is and what will be?
Between 2009 and 2015 Rashida starred in the political sitcom Greg Daniels and Michael Schur “Parks and Recreation Areas” about how local officials go to the most ridiculous things to improve their city. Over the course of 106 episodes, she played Ann Perkins, a nurse involved in political affairs thanks to her friendship with Leslie Knope. Also, the actress acted out as a bride in the comedy musical of Sofia Coppola's “Very Murray Christmas” (2015).
As for the new films with Rashida Jones, now they continue shooting the comedy series Steve and Nancy Carell "Angie Tribeca", in which the actress plays a talented police detective, revealing the most difficult cases. She will play one of the main roles in the upcoming drama of Bruce Thierry Chung's “Do Not Return from the Moon” (2017). A little later, it can be seen in the melodrama of Drake Dorimus Zoe (2018) and the comedy Jeff Tomsik Tag (2018), as well as heard in the animated film Anthony Leonondis "Department of Otherworldly Affairs."