Aubrey Plaza

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Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began acting in local theater productions as a teenager 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) and gained wide recognition for her role as April Ludgate on the NBC political satire sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)

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Aubrey Christina Plaza was born on June 26, 1984, in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] The eldest of three sisters,[3] she was born when her parents, Bernadette M. and David Plaza, were 19 and 20. They worked various jobs to make ends meet and attended night school in pursuit of their respective professional qualifications to become an attorney and financial advisor.[4][5][6] Plaza was inspired by their work ethic: "My parents are very ambitious and they came from nothing … They were hustlers, so I think I have that in my blood".[5][7] Her paternal grandfather was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and moved to the mainland US when he was 17 years old.[8] Raised "Catholic in a very Catholic household",[9][10] Plaza is Puerto Rican on her father's side.[11][12][13] Her mother, who was adopted, is of Irish descent.[14][15][5] In 2023, Plaza told Wired that her 23andMe test showed that she is 34% Iberian (Spanish), 31% Irish, 10% West African, and 7.6% Native American.[16] While her parents worked, Plaza was raised by her Irish foster grandparents and her Puerto Rican family.[14][17]

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Plaza is bisexual.[98] She began a relationship with writer and director Jeff Baena in 2011.[99] In 2021, on their tenth anniversary of being together, they were married in a small ceremony.[100][101] Baena died on January 3, 2025.[102]

Plaza had a stroke when she was 20 years old that caused temporary paralysis and temporary expressive aphasia.[103] Several years later, she had a transient ischemic attack while on the set of Parks and Recreation.[3][104][105] Plaza stated that she experiences social anxiety.[106][107][108]

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