Rashida Leah Jones (born February 25, 1976) is an American actress, comic book author, film producer, and screenwriter. She is known for playing Ann Perkins on NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation, Louisa Fenn on Fox's Boston Public, and Karen Filippelli on The Office. She has had film roles in Our Idiot Brother, The Social Network, The Muppets, I Love You, Man, and Celeste and Jesse Forever (for which she wrote the screenplay). She is also the screenwriter, along with writing partner Will McCormack, to the upcoming Pixar film Toy Story 4.

Biography

Jones was in a relationship with actor Tobey Maguire, ending in 2000 after two and a half years. She became engaged to music producer Mark Ronson in February 2003. He proposed on her 27th birthday, using a custom-made crossword puzzle spelling out "Will you marry me?" Their relationship ended approximately one year later. In 2009, she was dating Jon Favreau, who had become the Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama.

Though raised Jewish, Jones began practicing Hinduism in her early teens with her mother after the two visited an ashram in India. As an adult, she practices Judaism. She told a reporter:




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In this day and age, you can choose how you practice and what is your relationship with God. I feel pretty strongly about my connection, definitely through the Jewish traditions and the things that I learned dating the guy that I dated. My boyfriends tend to be Jewish and also be practicing... I don't see it as a necessity, but there's something about it that I connect with for whatever reason.

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On her multi-racial identity, she has remarked "I have gone through periods where I only feel black or Jewish. Now I have a good balance."

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