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Her name is of Arabic decent. It means "Major, adult, grown-up, elder or wise".
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Rashida graduated from Harvard University in 1997.
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Rashida is the niece of James Lipton.
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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.
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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
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Rashida once took a job as contributing editor of Teen Vogue. She was also employed by an animation company to work on music.
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Rashida plays the piano and a bit of guitar.
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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.
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Rashida appeared in the music video of "Long Road to Ruin" by
The Foo Fighters. It was released on November 1, 2007.
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Together with Amy Brown, Rashida wrote Me and My Galaxy, a play staged at Harvard Theater in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1997.
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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.
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In 2007, Rashida was listed as Harper's Bazaar's Best Dressed Women in America.
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Rashida was once a music director for The Harvard Opportunities, the oldest co-ed acapella group in Harvard University.
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Rashida enjoys engaging in extreme sports such as parasailing, skydiving, and bungee-jumping.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In 2002, she appeared in a TV commercial for Gap.
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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.
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She is 5 feet 4 inches (1.66 meters) tall.
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Her nicknames are Rash and Rashi.
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On
Maroon 5's album "Songs About Jane", Rashida sings backup vocals on three songs.
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Rashida has a photographic memory.
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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.