Renaissance woman Rashida Jones was born on February 25, 1976, in Los Angeles, Calif. The American actress, writer, model is the daughter of famous music composer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, and she is a graduate of Harvard University. Rashida has starred in the films "Little Black Book," "Death of Dynasty" and "Full Frontal," but she is best known for her role as Louisa Fenn on the television high school drama "Boston Public." In her spare time, Rashida enjoys Para-sailing, sky diving, writing and hiking. She is also known to have a photographic memory. She has been romantically linked to such actors as Toby Maguire, Josh Hartnett, Seth Meyer and John Krasinski from the TV show "The Office."
Rashida Jones’ musical abilities became evident at an exceedingly early age; she was winning awards for her piano-playing chops by the time she was just 5 years old. Her father’s stature within the recording industry meant that she grew up around some of music’s biggest names (including no less than Michael Jackson himself), and Rashida was slowly but surely establishing herself as a talented musician in her own right. Rashida Jones’ budding music career was put on hold after her parents split up and she was sent to live with her mother, though it soon become clear that she possessed a similar passion for acting.
Jones launched her acting career in 1997, when she worked on The Last Don. Since then, she began working on various projects, including If These Walls Could Talk 2 and Little Black Book. She eventually became part of the series Boston Public, where she played Louisa Fenn, a role which earned her a NAACP Image Award nomination. She also appeared on Freaks and Geeks, Stella (the pilot), Wanted and Ny-lon. In 2006, Jones became part of the third season of NBC's The Office, where she played the role of Karen Filippelli. She was also cast in the short-lived comedy Unhitched, produced by the Farrelly brothers.
