Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, to actress Peggy Lipton and musician/record producer Quincy Jones. In 2018, her documentary Quincy, about her father, Quincy Jones, debuted on Netflix it won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film in 2019.
She worked as a producer on the film Hot Girls Wanted (2015) and the series Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017), directing the first episode of the latter.
Jones also co-wrote the story of Toy Story 4 (2019). Jones also appeared in the films I Love You, Man (2009), The Social Network (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), The Muppets (2011), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), which she co-wrote, and Tag (2018). From 2016 to 2019, Jones starred as the lead eponymous role in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca, and in 2020, Jones starred as Joya Barris in the Netflix series #blackAF. Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series Boston Public (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series The Office (2006–2009 2011), and as Ann Perkins on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). Rashida Leah Jones ( / r ə ˈ ʃ iː d ə/ born February 25, 1976) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer.
