Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, the younger daughter of media mogul, producer, and musician 'Quincy Jones . Rashida was raised in Reform Judaism; she attended Hebrew school, though she left at the age of ten, and did not have a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. She grew up in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California. Jones has stated of her mixed race parentage, "It was the 1970s and still not that acceptable for them to be together." Jones made her professional acting debut in The Last Don, a 1997 mini-series based on the novel by Mario Puzo. Also in 1997, Rashida graduated from Harvard University.
Younger sister of Kidada Jones.
Went to the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. Was voted Most Likely to Succeed.
Daughter of composer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton.
Her name is Arabic (ريدة) for "Major, adult, grown-up, elder or wise".
On People Magazines "50 Most Beautiful People" list.
Half-sister of Quincy Jones III , Jolie Jones , Martina Jones, Kenya Jones, and Rachel Jones.
Formerly engaged to celebrity Mark Ronson on 25th February 2003.
Niece of Robert Lipton.
Formerly engaged to Tobey Maguire.
Graduated from Harvard University.
She has been romantically linked to Josh Hartnett , Seth Meyers , and John Krasinski.
Appeared as a vocalist in a tribute song to Tupac Shakur , who was engaged to her sister, Kidada Jones. Rashida and Kidadas brother Quincy Jones III produced the song, and their father, Quincy Jones , made an appearance reciting the lines of Shakurs poem "Starry Night" during the introduction. The title of the song is named after the poem.
Rashidas father is African-American, and also has smaller amounts of English, Scottish, and Welsh, ancestry (some of his African ancestors were from the Tikar people of Cameroon). Rashidas mother is Ashkenazi Jewish (of Russian Jewish and Latvian Jewish descent).
As of the end of 2009, has played three different characters with the name "Karen" on cult classic TV comedies ( "Freaks and Geeks" , "Stella" and "The Office" ).
Her father is African-American and her mother is Ashkenazi Jewish, and Jones attended Hebrew school.
Her first name is of Arabic origin.
Met boyfriend Colin Jost at Seth Meyers s wedding in September 2013.
Be friendly to everybody; protect yourself; people sometimes want a,piece of you for no good reason; and always do things out of love not,fear.
She accused me of hitting on one of their boyfriends over the weekend.
(2011) In high school I never drank, I never smoked, I never smoked,weed. I was president of the varsity club and was on the math team and,then student government. I was in every activity. I saved all the bad,stuff for college.
[on her Jewish faith] I do not keep kosher. I grew up reformed. I never,had my bat mitzvah, but I still practice and go to synagogue on high,holidays.
Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that’s beautiful.
My mother and I are more than best friends; we are partners in crime. After she and my father, Quincy Jones, separated when I was 10 years old, my sister, Kidada, who was 12, went to live with our dad, and I stayed with my mother.
Marriage feels like an industry with catering and really expensive bands.
Ads featuring real women and real beauty are such a necessary component to offset the potentially dangerous programming out there for little girls.
Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love.
