# Aubrey Plaza filmography

American actress Aubrey Plaza began her career performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She made her feature film debut in the 2009 comedy film Mystery Team and gained recognition for playing April Ludgate on the political satire mockumentary sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). She had her first lead film role as a magazine intern investigating a classified ad in the science fiction comedy Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) and voiced characters in the animated film Monsters University (2013) and television series The Legend of Korra (2013–2014). In 2014, she starred in the horror comedy Life After Beth and Hal Hartley's drama film Ned Rifle.
From 2017 to 2019, Plaza gained praise for her portrayal of Shadow King and Lenny Busker in the acclaimed FX superhero series Legion. She produced and starred in the black comedy film The Little Hours (2017) about medieval nuns and the dramedy Ingrid Goes West (2017) about a mentally ill social media stalker. She then starred in the 2019 horror film Child's Play. In 2020, Plaza played Riley Johnson in the romantic comedy Happiest Season and starred in and produced the experimental thriller Black Bear, for which she received critical acclaim. She made her directorial debut and wrote the episode "Quiet Illness" for the anthology series Cinema Toast (2021). In 2022, she portrayed the title character of the crime film Emily the Criminal, which she produced, and the lawyer Harper Stiller in the second season of HBO's anthology series The White Lotus, to further acclaim. She garnered Independent Spirit and Gotham Award nominations for the former, and an Emmy and Golden Globe Award nomination for the latter. In 2024, she has portrayed the future Elliott Labrant in the comedy-drama My Old Ass, Rio Vidal in the Disney+ MCU miniseries Agatha All Along, and TV presenter Wow Platinum in Francis Ford Coppola's science fiction drama Megalopolis.

## Acting credits
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Killswitch | Girl with Head Wound | Short film |
| 2006 | In Love | Julie | Short film |
| 2009 | Mystery Team | Kelly Peters | |
| 2009 | Funny People | Daisy Danby | |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Julie Powers | |
| 2011 | Damsels in Distress | Debbie | |
| 2011 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Jeanine Breemer | |
| 2011 | 10 Years | Olivia | |
| 2012 | Safety Not Guaranteed | Darius Britt | |
| 2012 | A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Marnie | |
| 2013 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Sachiko Hirokouji | English dub |
| 2013 | She Said, She Said | Woman in Park | Short film |
| 2013 | Failure | Woman | Short film |
| 2013 | The End of Love | Herself | |
| 2013 | The To Do List | Brandy Klark | |
| 2013 | Charlie Countryman | Ashley | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Claire Wheeler | Voice |
| 2013 | Center Jenny | Monika Nark | |
| 2014 | Life After Beth | Beth Slocum | |
| 2014 | About Alex | Sarah | |
| 2014 | Ned Rifle | Susan | |
| 2014 | Playing It Cool | Mallory | |
| 2015 | Addicted to Fresno | Kelly | |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Jean | |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Lenore | |
| 2016 | Joshy | Jen | |
| 2016 | The Pistol Shrimps | Herself | Documentary |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Tatiana Darcy | |
| 2017 | Take My Nose... Please! | Herself | Documentary |
| 2017 | The Little Hours | Fernanda | Also producer |
| 2017 | Ingrid Goes West | Ingrid Thorburn | Also producer |
| 2018 | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | Lulu Danger | |
| 2019 | Child's Play | Karen Barclay | |
| 2020 | Black Bear | Allison | Also producer |
| 2020 | Happiest Season | Riley Johnson | |
| 2021 | Best Sellers | Lucy Stanbridge | |
| 2021 | King Knight | Pine Cone | Voice |
| 2022 | Emily the Criminal | Emily Benetto | Also producer |
| 2022 | Spin Me Round | Kat | |
| 2023 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Sarah Fidel | |
| 2024 | My Old Ass | Older Elliott | |
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Wow Platinum | |
| 2025 | Honey Don't! † | TBA | Post-production |
| 2025 | Animal Friends † | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | The Ark and the Aardvark † | Brain | Voice; Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | NBC page | Episode: "Tracy Does Conan" |
| 2009–2015 | Parks and Recreation | April Ludgate | 125 episodes |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Beth / Bookstore Customer | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Troopers | The Princess | Web series |
| 2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | The Rememberer | Episode: "Wasila Hills Cop" |
| 2013–2014 | The Legend of Korra | Eska | Voice; 12 episodes |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Sacagawea | Episode: "Nashville" |
| 2013 | Maron | Herself | Episode: "Jen Moves to L.A." |
| 2014–2015 | Welcome to Sweden | Herself | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | Grumpy Cat | Voice; television film |
| 2015 | Golan the Insatiable | Dylan Beekler (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Castle | Lucy | Voice; Uncredited 4 episodes |
| 2016 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Nocturna | Voice Episode: "Mall Girl Pearl" |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Herself / Lady Aubrey | Episode: "Aubrey Plaza Wears a Velvet Off-the-Shoulder Gown with Flowers in Her Hair" |
| 2016 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself / Guest Judge | Episode: "Family That Drags Together" |
| 2016 | Drunk History | Aaron Burr | Episode: "Hamilton" |
| 2016 | HarmonQuest | Hawaiian Coffee | Episode: "Manoa Prison Hole" |
| 2016–2020 | Criminal Minds | Cat Adams | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Easy | Lindsay | Episode: "Package Thief" |
| 2017–2019 | Legion | Amahl Farouk / Shadow King Lenny Busker | 27 episodes |
| 2019 | 34th Independent Spirit Awards | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2019 | Drunk History | Cleopatra | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2019–2020 | Crank Yankers | Bernadette | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2020 | 35th Independent Spirit Awards | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2020 | Muppets Now | Herself | Episode: "Sleep Mode" |
| 2020 | A Parks and Recreation Special | April Ludgate | Television special |
| 2020 | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | Ashley | Television special |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast | Karen | Voice; Episode: "Quiet Illness"; also co-executive producer, writer, and director |
| 2021 | Calls | Dr. Rachel Wheating | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Duncanville | Nina | Voice; Episode: "Das Banana Boot" |
| 2022 | The White Lotus | Harper Spiller | Main role, season 2 |
| 2022 | Little Demon | Laura Feinberg | Voice; also executive producer |
| 2022 | The Simpsons | Amber Duffman | Voice; Episode: "From Beer to Paternity" |
| 2023 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Episode: "Aubrey Plaza/Sam Smith" |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Julie Powers | Voice; 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Monsters at Work | Claire Wheeler-Worthington | Voice; 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Agatha All Along | Rio Vidal / Death | 6 episodes |
| TBA | Emily the Criminal † | — | Executive producer |
| TBA | Kevin † | — | Writer and executive producer |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Location | Ref. |
| 2005 | Rebel Without a Cause | Judy Brown | Stewart Stern | American Theatre of Actors, Off-Broadway | |
| 2023–24 | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | Roberta | John Patrick Shanley | Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role |
| 2012 | "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" | Father John Misty | Girl |
| 2013 | "Rouse Yourself" | JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound | Girl |
| 2014 | "Bona Fide" | Cassorla | Woman in Boat |

## Filmmaking credits

| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
| 2017 | The Little Hours | No | Yes | No | |
| 2017 | Ingrid Goes West | No | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | Black Bear | No | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast | Yes | No | Yes | TV series; episode "Quiet Illness" |
| 2022 | Little Demon | No | Executive | No | TV series |
| 2022 | Emily the Criminal | No | Yes | No | |