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Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones has quickly established herself as one of Hollywood's bright young stars.

Jones can next be seen in the upcoming, highly anticipated untitled NBC comedy co-starring Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari. Previously, she portrayed the ambitious saleswoman Karen Filippelli in NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy The Office opposite Steve Carell.

Jones was most recently seen starring as Kate on Unhitched, the half-hour comedy for FOX from the Farrelly brothers. She also recently completed a starring role in the independent feature Life in Flight, set for release later this year. Jones previously co-starred in Little Black Book opposite Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates and Brittany Murphy. Other feature credits include Now You Know, Meeting Mr. Johnson, East of A and Myth of America.

Jones starred on FOX's Boston Public as Louisa Fenn and in TNT's Wanted as Detective Carla Merced. Her other TV credits include Freaks and Geeks, If These Walls Could Talk 2, Chappelle's Show, Second Opinion and the British television series NY-LON. Jones was also a weekly correspondent on the talk show Vibe TV.

While attending Harvard University, Jones appeared in several plays, including "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Odd Couple: The Female Version and H.M.S. Pinafore. She was also in Pitching to the Star" at the Lee Strasburg Theatre.

A graduate of Harvard University, Jones currently resides in Los Angeles.


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Rashida Jones Facts

OccupationActress
BirthdayFebruary 25, 1976 (48)
SignPisces
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, USA
Height5' 4" (1m63)  How tall is Rashida Jones compared to you?

Selected Filmography

Inside Out
I Love You, Man
The Social Network
Meet Dave
The Muppets
Finding Joe
Celeste And Jesse Forever
Our Idiot Brother
Fun Run
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