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Date of Birth

25 February 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Rashida Leah Jones

Nickname

Rash or Rashi

Height

5' 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Biography

Rashida graduated from Harvard University in 1997.

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Trivia

Younger sister of Kidada Jones

Went to the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. Was voted Most Likely to Succeed.

Daughter of composer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton.

Her name is Arabic (رØ'يدة) for "Major, adult, grown-up, elder or wise".

On People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list. (USA) [2002]

Half-sister of Quincy Jones III, Jolie Jones, Martina Jones, Kenya Jones and Rachel Jones.

Formerly engaged to celebrity Mark Ronson on 25th February 2003.

Niece of Robert Lipton.

Formerly engaged to Tobey Maguire.

Graduated from Harvard University (1997)

She has been romantically linked to Josh Hartnett, Seth Meyers, and John Krasinski.

Appeared as a vocalist in a tribute song to Tupac Shakur, who was engaged to her sister, Kidada Jones. Rashida and Kidada's brother Quincy Jones III produced the song, and their father, Quincy Jones, made an appearance reciting the lines of Shakur's poem "Starry Night" during the introduction. The title of the song is named after the poem.

Is of African, Irish, and Russian descent.

As of the end of 2009, has played three different characters with the name "Karen" on cult classic TV comedies ("Freaks & Geeks", "Stella" and "The Office").

Personal Quotes

"Be friendly to everybody; protect yourself; people sometimes want a piece of you for no good reason; and always do things out of love not fear."

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