Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones was born Los Angeles, California to Quincy Jones, a media mogul and producer, and Peggy Lipton, Rashida is the younger sister of actress Peggy Lipton and Quincy Jones. Her older sister is Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her father's other relationships. Her father is African-American , and her mother is Ashkenazi Jewish (a descendant of exiles from Russia and Latvia). Rashida was born into Reform Judaism. She was raised in Bel Air Los Angeles, California. Jones said that her mixed-race heritage was not recognized in the society of the 1970s. Jones made her professional acting debut was on The Last Don (1997) which was a mini-series inspired by Mario Puzo's novel. Rashida completed her studies at Harvard University in 1997. She attended a class at the Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, California. Voted the Most Likely to Be Successful. Arabic (O+ O'UO-O(c) the name she chose) means "Major," adult, mature, wise or older. People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People list. (USA) [2002Half-sister to Quincy Jones III. Jolie Jones III. Martina Jones. Kenya Kinski-Jones. Rachel Jones. Formerly engaged to Mark Ronson (music producer) 25 February 2003. Niece of Robert Lipton. Her romantic relationships are Josh Hartnett and Charlie Hunnam. She was a vocalist on the song "Tribute to" Tupac Shakur who was married to her sister, Kidada Jones. Kidada and Rashida were created by Quincy Jones III, the brother of Quincy Jones III. Quincy Jones III was present in the introduction and recited the lines from Shakur's poem "Starry Night." The poem is the inspiration for the song's name. Rashida's father is African-American, and also has smaller amounts of English, Scottish, and Welsh and Scottish ancestry (some of his African ancestors were from the Tikar people of Cameroon). Rashida is Ashkenazi Jewish, of Russian Jewish and Latvian Jewish descent. Her maternal grandparents were from South Carolina and Mississippi. Her maternal grandfather was born to New Yorkers, and her maternal grandmother was from Eastern European Jewish heritage. She has been playing three characters called "Karen" since 2009 on the cult TV comedy show Freaks and Geeks (1999), Stella (2006), and The Office (2005).