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Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’

Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’

Update: 2024-07-091
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Rashida Jones is an actor, writer, and filmmaker best known for her work on ‘The Office’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’. She sits down with Guy to talk about growing up with dreams of being the President, how acting saved her during a bout of depression in college, and almost quitting acting right before the biggest break of her career. Plus, how becoming a parent and losing her own mother has changed the way she sees her work.

Rashida stars in ‘Sunny’ on Apple TV+, out July 10: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/sunny/umc.cmc.7c5t9dde8dxoaxwyl5rkuw38p

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Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’

Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’