Photo: MiamiFilmFestival / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire most about Rashida Jones is how lightly she carries her intelligence. A Harvard graduate who could have coasted on pedigree, she instead built a career on generosity, playing characters like Ann Perkins who make everyone around them funnier and more human. Her pivot into writing and documentary producing tells me she has never been content to just perform; she wants to shape the conversation. In an industry that rewards loudness, Jones has mastered the quieter art of being indispensable without demanding the spotlight. That restraint, to me, is its own kind of star power, and it is why her work keeps aging so gracefully.
Overview
Rashida Leah Jones ( rə-SHEE-də; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker. In television, she has starred as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series Boston Public (2000–2002), Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series The Office (2006–2009; 2011), Ann Perkins on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), and as the eponymous lead role in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2019).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rashida Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- ラシダ・ジョーンズ
- Reading
- らしだ・じょーんず
- Born
- February 25, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / screenwriter / autobiographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Harvard University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Hot Girls Wanted | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.