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Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress and comedian who has gained popularity with her deadpan-style comedy. She is a cast member on Parks and Recreation portraying the role of April Ludgate, and after appearing in key supporting roles in several movies, played her first leading role in a major film, starring alongside Mark Duplass in the comedy Safety Not Guaranteed in 2012. Plaza began her career as an intern. After performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, she appeared in the Web series The Jeannie Tate Show. She later appeared in films such as Judd Apatow's Funny People and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Plaza was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Bernadette, an attorney, and David Plaza, a financial advisor. She has two younger sisters, Renee and Natalie, the latter of whom she uses as inspiration for her character April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation. Plaza was named after the song "Aubrey" by Bread. Her father is Puerto Rican and her mother is of Irish and English descent. Plaza has stated: "I was like the only diverse kid in my high school, and I'm half-Puerto Rican. But yeah, I have a huge family and tons of cousins in Puerto Rico." She participated in productions with the Wilmington Drama League. Plaza graduated from Ursuline Academy in 2002, and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2006. While at NYU in 2004, Plaza suffered a stroke that caused temporary paralysis and expressive aphasia, but she has fully recovered. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aubrey Plaza, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jun 26, 1984 In Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
64
First Appeared:
In the movie Honey Don't!
Latest Project:
Movie Animal Friends 2025-08-14
Known For
Poster of An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
Poster of Take My Nose... Please!
Poster of Center Jenny
Filmography
Movie Animal Friends 2025-08-14
Movie Honey Don't! 2025
Movie The Ark and the Aardvark Brain (voice) 2025
Series Agatha All Along Rio Vidal 2024-09-18
Movie Megalopolis Wow Platinum 2024-09-25
Movie My Old Ass Older Elliott 2024-09-13
Series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Julie Powers (voice) 2023-11-17
Movie Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Sarah Fidel 2023-01-04
Movie King Knight Pine Cone (voice) 2022-02-17
Series Little Demon Laura Feinberg (voice) 2022-08-25
Movie Spin Me Round Kat 2022-08-19
Movie Emily the Criminal Emily 2022-08-12
Series The White Lotus Harper Spiller 2021-07-11
Movie Best Sellers Lucy Stanbridge 2021-09-09
Movie A Parks and Recreation Special April Ludgate 2020-04-30
Movie Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Ashley 2020-10-27
Movie Black Bear Allison 2020-12-04
Movie Happiest Season Riley Johnson 2020-11-26
Movie Child's Play Karen Barclay 2019-06-19
Movie An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Lulu Danger 2018-05-25
Series Legion Lenny Busker 2017-02-08
Movie The Little Hours Sister Fernanda 2017-06-30
Movie Take My Nose... Please! Herself 2017-10-06
Movie Ingrid Goes West Ingrid Thorburn 2017-08-11
Movie Dirty Grandpa Lenore 2016-01-20
Movie The Pistol Shrimps Herself 2016-04-14
Series Easy Lindsay 2016-09-22
Movie Joshy Jen 2016-08-12
Series HarmonQuest Hawaiian Coffee 2016-07-14
Movie Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Tatiana 2016-07-07
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Herself 2015-03-23
Movie Ned Rifle Susan Weber 2015-04-01
Movie Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer Self 2015-08-18
Movie The Driftless Area Jean 2015-04-18
Movie Addicted to Fresno Kelly 2015-10-02
Movie Life After Beth Beth Slocum 2014-08-15
Movie About Alex Sarah 2014-08-08
Movie Lennon or McCartney Herself (archive footage) 2014-12-12
Movie Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever Grumpy Cat / Self (voice) 2014-11-29
Movie Playing It Cool Mallory 2014-09-26
Movie Charlie Countryman Ashley 2013-02-09
Movie A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Marnie 2013-02-08
Movie The End of Love Aubrey 2013-03-01
Movie Monsters University Greek Council President (voice) 2013-06-19
Movie Center Jenny Monika Nark 2013-09-29
Movie The To Do List Brandy Klark 2013-07-24
Movie She Said, She Said Woman in Park 2013-03-08
Movie Failure Woman 2013-06-16
Movie Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Jeanine Breemer 2012-02-24
Movie Damsels in Distress Depressed Debbie 2012-04-06
Movie It's Getting Late Rose 2012-08-30
Series Comedy Bang! Bang! Herself 2012-06-08
Movie 10 Years Olivia 2012-09-14
Movie Safety Not Guaranteed Darius Britt 2012-06-08
Series Portlandia Beth / Bookstore Customer 2011-01-21
Movie The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' Self 2010-11-09
Movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Julie Powers 2010-08-12
Series Parks and Recreation April Ludgate 2009-04-09
Movie Funny People Daisy Danby 2009-07-30
Movie Mystery Team Kelly Peters 2009-08-28
Series 30 Rock Unknown 2006-10-11
Movie Four Eyed Monsters Girl on subway 2005-01-21
Series Criminal Minds Cat Adams 2005-09-22
Series The Daily Show Herself 1996-07-22