Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the younger daughter of media mogul, producer and musician Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. Kidada Jones is her elder sister. She also has five half-siblings derived from her father's other relationships. Her father is African-American and her mother is Ashkenazi Jewish (a descendant of refugees from Russia and Latvia). Rashida was raised Reform Judaism. She grew up in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California. Jones said that Jones' parents were mixed race and were unacceptable to her during the 1970s. Jones made her debut as a professional actor in The Last Don in 1997 the mini-series based on Mario Puzo. Rashida was also a graduate of Harvard University in 1997. She attended a class at the Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, California. Voted the Most Likely Sufferer. Arabic (O+ O'UO-O(c) (her name) signifies "Major," adult, wise, mature or senior. People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. (USA] [2002] Half-sister to Quincy Jones III and Jolie Jones. Martina Jones, Kenya Kinski Jones, Rachel Jones and Martina Jones. Formerly engaged to producer Mark Ronson on 25th February 2003. Niece of Robert Lipton. She was romantically involved with Josh Hartnett, Charlie Hunnam and John Krasinski. She was a singer in a Tupac Shakur tribute song, that was written by Kidada Jones who is her sister. Kidada and her brother Quincy Jones III composed the song. Quincy Jones III, their father, was also featured in the intro, singing Shakur's lyrics "Starry Night". The poem was the inspiration behind the title of the song. Rashida's father is African-American, has a less significant amount of English, Scottish and Welsh ancestral ancestry (some relatives of Rashida's African relatives are from the Tikar people in Cameroon). Rashida is Ashkenazi Jewish, of Russian Jewish and Latvian Jewish descent. Her paternal grandparents, both from South Carolina, and Mississippi are her paternal grandparents. Her maternal grandfather was born to New Yorkers, and her maternal grandmother was from Eastern European Jewish heritage. Since the end of 2009, she was playing three different characters using the name "Karen" on classic cult TV comedies (Freaks and Geeks (1999), Stella (2005) and The Office (2005)).