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Jones' father has Tikar roots from Cameroon, and a Welsh paternal grandfather. Her mother had Ashkenazi Jewish roots from Latvia and Belarus. Her maternal grandfather, Harold Lipton, a corporate lawyer and owner of the Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers, changed his surname from Lipschitz to Lipton in the 1930s.
Instead, Jones did her homework and got into Harvard, where she studied religion and philosophy, before finding fame on her own, on the sitcoms “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.” In many of her roles, as in her life, she projects a dry, discerning intelligence that cuts through the absurdity surrounding her.
Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the younger daughter of media mogul, producer, and musician Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. She has an older sister, Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her father's other relationships.
For context, Rashida is biracial: Her dad is the legendary music producer Quincy Jones, who is Black, and her mom is actor Peggy Lipton, who is Jewish. Needless to say, the cringeworthy moment went viral on social media at the time, and became so iconic that it is still referenced to this day.
She is the oldest of 14 children, born and raised in Detroit, the proud daughter of Palestinian immigrant parents. Rashida made history in 2008 by becoming the first Muslim woman to ever serve in the Michigan Legislature.