Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the youngest daughter of media mogul, producer and singer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. Kidada Jones is her older 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 from migrants from Russia as well as Latvia). Rashida was educated in Reform Judaism. She grew up in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California. Jones stated that Jones had mixed race parents who were not acceptable to her during the 1970s. Jones' professional acting debut was in The Last Don (1997) the mini-series based on Mario Puzo's novel. Rashida also graduated from Harvard University in 1997. She attended the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. The school was voted the most likely to Succeed. Her name is Arabic (O+-O'UO-O(c)) meaning "Major adult, mature older or wise". People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. (USA2002) Half-sister to Quincy Jones III and Jolie Jones. Martina Jones, Kenya Kinski Jones, Rachel Jones, and Martina Jones. She was previously engaged to Mark Ronson (music producer), 25 February 2003. Niece of Robert Lipton. She was romantically associated with Josh Hartnett, Charlie Hunnam and John Krasinski. Kidada Jones was the ring bearer for her sister's engagement and was an artist for the Tupac Shakur tribute song. Rashida and Kidada's brother Quincy Jones III produced the track, while their father, Quincy Jones, made an appearance , reciting the lyrics of the song by Tupac Shakur "Starry Night" in the intro. Shakur's poem is the source for the song's title. Rashida is an African-American, and has less English, Scottish, or Welsh heritage than his mother (some of his African relatives are from the Tikar tribe of Cameroon). Rashida's mother is Ashkenazi Jewish (of Russian Jewish and Latvian Jewish descent). Her maternal grandparents are from South Carolina and Mississippi. Her maternal grandfather was born in New York, and her maternal grandmother was born in Dublin, Ireland, of Eastern European Jewish origin. At the time of writing, 2009, she has appeared in three different characters using the title "Karen" on classic cult TV comedies (Freaks and Geeks (1999), Stella (2005) and The Office (2005)).