Aubrey Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer known for her distinctive deadpan humor and dry wit.
Breakthrough: She rose to prominence playing the sarcastic and cynical intern April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, a role she held from 2009 to 2015.
Television: Beyond her breakout role, she starred in the critically acclaimed FX superhero series Legion (2017–2019) and received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her performance as Harper Spiller in the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2022). More recently, she appeared as Rio Vidal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Agatha All Along (2024).
Film: Her film career includes leading roles in the science fiction comedy Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), the dark comedy Ingrid Goes West (2017), the crime drama Emily the Criminal (2022), and Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis (2024).
Early Life: Born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, she began her career performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
Education: She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied film and television production.