Rashida Jones is a movie and tv actress, comedian e-book writer, screenwriter, and occasional singer with an estimated net worth of $5 million. Born Rashida Leah Jones on February 25, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, she is the daughter of music producer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton.
Jones attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California the place she made the National Honor Society and was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by her classmates, together with Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian. She moved to Brentwood along with her mom after her dad and mom divorced when she was fourteen.
Rashida Leah Jones gained consideration after she responded in an open letter to scathing remarks made by rapper Tupac Shakur about her dad and mom’ interracial marriage. She later grew to become buddies with Tupac, who was engaged to her sister Kidada earlier than he was killed.
Rashida Jones left Hollywood to attend Harvard University. She was first concerned with changing into a lawyer, however modified her thoughts as a result of O.J. Simpson homicide trial. She then flip to the performing arts, working as a musical director, in addition to an appearing in a number of performs.
Jones made her debut in 1997 with the mini-series The Last Don, based mostly on the novel by Mario Puzo. She grew to become part of the tv sequence The Office and Parks and Recreation. She additionally appeared within the movies reminiscent of I Love You, Man, Our Idiot Brother, The Social Network, and The Muppets. She can be the creator and co-writer of the comedian e-book sequence Frenemy of the State. She co-wrote the screenplay for Celeste and Jesse Forever, which she additionally starred in.
As a singer, Rashida has supplied backing vocals for Maroon 5. She additionally appeared on the tracks Tangled, Secret and Not Coming Home from their debut album Songs About Jane. She was additionally a part of the music movies for Aaliyah, The Boy Least Likely To, and the Foo Fighters. She directed in 2003 the music video for the music Brave by Sara Bareilles and have become her debut work as a director.
