Actor

Aubrey Plaza

Acting

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Acting credits

120

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

4.0

Moderate attention

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Movies: 70Series: 52Crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 119592

IMDb ID: nm2201555

Known for: Acting

Born: June 26, 1984

Age: 42

Place of birth: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1975 - 2027

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.39

Wikidata: Q210547

Also known as

Aubrey Christina Plaza

Other jobs

Producer (6)Executive Producer (3)Writer (2)Director (1)Editor (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. As a teenager, she began acting in local theatre productions and performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Plaza made her feature film debut in Mystery Team (2009). She gained wide recognition for her role as April Ludgate on the NBC political satire sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). In film, Plaza had a supporting role in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and a leading role in Safety Not Guaranteed (2012). From 2017 to 2019, Plaza portrayed the Shadow King and Lenny Busker in the critically praised FX superhero series Legion and produced and starred in the 2017 black comedy films The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West. She also starred in the romantic comedy Happiest Season and thriller Black Bear (both 2020) and produced and played the title character in the crime film Emily the Criminal (2022). Plaza received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award for her role as a strait-laced lawyer in the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2022). Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. In 2024, she starred as Rio Vidal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Agatha All Along.