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Rashida Jones
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Co-producer, Actor
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February 25, 1976 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:The sons and daughters of the rich and famous may have a reputation for being embarrassing, vapid fodder for the paparazzi and reality TV, but Rashida Jones has nothing in common with her peers. The daughter of music mogul and world-famous songwriter Quincy Jones, Rashida began working hard to make herself educated and accomplished from the time she was five years old, when her father would catch her reading with a flashlight after he'd put her to bed. She attended Hebrew school and excelled academically at the Buckley School in Los Angeles, an independent school known for tiny class sizes and a sharp focus on students' development both as people and as scholars.

Jones then attended Harvard, where she studied religion and philosophy while pursuing her musical gifts as a member and music director of the a cappella group The Harvard Opportunes. After graduating, she continued to include singing in... Full Biography

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Rashida Jones in "I Love You, Man" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Rashida Jones, left, and Paul Rudd in "I Love You, Man" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Actress Rashida Jones arrives at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on...
Actress Rashida Jones arrives at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on...
Actress Rashida Jones arrives at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on...
Actress Rashida Jones arrives at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on...
Rashida Jones and Ed Helms arrive at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium...
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