caption years_active birth_place relatives name parents birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
jones in 2007 1997 -- present los angeles , california , u.s. kidada half brother -rrb- jones -lrb- sister -rrb- quincy jones iii -lrb- rashida jones quincy jones peggy lipton 25 february 1976 rashida jones.jpg rashida jones
 rashida leah jones actress , writer harvard university harvard university
rashida jones

rashida leah jones -lrb- born february 25 , 1976 -rrb- is an american actress , comic book author , film producer , and screenwriter .
she is known for playing ann perkins on nbc 's comedy `` parks and recreation '' , louisa fenn on fox 's `` boston public '' , and karen filippelli on `` the office '' .
she has had film roles in `` our idiot brother '' , `` the social network '' , `` the muppets '' , `` i love you , man '' , and `` celeste and jesse forever '' -lrb- for which she wrote the screenplay -rrb- .
