Rashida Jones

Her name is of Arabic decent. It means "Major, adult, grown-up, elder or wise".

Rashida graduated from Harvard University in 1997.

Rashida is the niece of James Lipton.

Rashida appeared in the music video of "More Than A Woman" by Aaliyah, released just after the singer's untimely death in a plane crash in the Bahamas on August 25, 2001, aged 21.

Rashida's List Appearances:
2002 - listed as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
2007 - listed as one of TV Guide's Top 10 Sexiest Female Stars
2007 - listed as one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People
2008 - listed as one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People ("Stars Without Makeup")
2008 - No.77, AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women

Rashida once took a job as contributing editor of Teen Vogue. She was also employed by an animation company to work on music.

Rashida plays the piano and a bit of guitar.

Rashida used to ride on the same school bus as Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.

Rashida sits as one of the board of directors of Peace Games, a charity organization which molds children to be peacemakers and which teaches kids to deal with their conflicts in a non-violent manner.

Rashida appeared in the music video of "Long Road to Ruin" by The Foo Fighters. It was released on November 1, 2007.

Together with Amy Brown, Rashida wrote Me and My Galaxy, a play staged at Harvard Theater in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1997.

Rashida's theatrical credits include Dancing at Lughnasa, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Love, Sex and the I.R.S., The Odd Couple, and The Female Version.

In 2007, Rashida was listed as Harper's Bazaar's Best Dressed Women in America.

Rashida was once a music director for The Harvard Opportunities, the oldest co-ed acapella group in Harvard University.

Rashida enjoys engaging in extreme sports such as parasailing, skydiving, and bungee-jumping.

Rashida loved The Office even before she was cast in it. In fact, she still considers it to be a miracle for her to get a role in it.

In the year 2002, she was nominated for an Image Award for her outstanding performance in a supporting role in the TV series Boston Public.

She has worked in the following movies: Myth America, East Of A, Roadside Assistance, Full Frontal, Now You Know, Death of a Dynasty, and Little Black Book.

In 2002, she appeared in a TV commercial for Gap.

Rashida played a character named Karen in three different series: Karen Scarfolli in Freaks and Geeks, Karen in Stella, and Karen Filippelli in The Office.

As of 2006, she is dating her The Office co-star John Krasinski. Around the same time, Rashida's character Karen and Krasinski's character Jim Halpert were dating in the show.

She is 5 feet 4 inches (1.66 meters) tall.

Her nicknames are Rash and Rashi.

On Maroon 5's album "Songs About Jane", Rashida sings backup vocals on three songs.

Rashida has a photographic memory.

Rashida used to be engaged to actor Tobey Maguire. She was also previously engaged to actor Mark Ronson.

Rashida is the second youngest among her siblings composed of seven brothers and sisters. She has four half-sisters named Jolie Jones, Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones, Martina-Lisa Jones, and Rachel Jones.