American actress and writer

Rashida Jones

Rashida Leah Jones 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, 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). Her accolades include a Grammy Award and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2025, she was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.

Born

1976

February 25

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Rashida, in brief

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Key dates

1976 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

138 Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.
628 Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
1705 George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premieres in Hamburg.
1836 Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.

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The world in 1976

When Rashida arrived

april 1 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.
april 11 The Apple I is created.
april 13 The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
april 13 Forty workers die in the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in modern Finnish history.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 25

Gert Fröbe 1913–1988 German actor (died 1988) Millicent Fenwick 1910–1992 American journalist and politician (died 1992) Néstor Kirchner 1950–2010 Argentine politician; 51st President of Argentina (died 2010) Park Ji-sung 1981– South Korean footballer

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1976

Alan Carr 1976– English comedian, actor, and screenwriter Alan Faneca 1976– American football player Anna Friel 1976– English actress Antoine Walker 1976– American basketball player Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira 1976– Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer Brett Kimmorley 1976– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Chauncey Billups 1976– American basketball player Dan Cloutier 1976– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Daniel Whiston 1976– English figure skater

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