In The Envelope: An Awards Podcast

Joining Backstage at the very end of 2020, Rashida Jones invites listeners to both look back at her wandering journey through the biz and anticipate what’s to come in 2021. The actor has had her finger on the industry’s pulse since also finding her voice as a writer-producer-director-activist, and offers as much valuable insight into the state of Hollywood today as she does audition advice. “The truth is,” she tells fellow artists, “you only become great when you’re yourself.” Rashida grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by entertainers (including parents Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton), but didn’t begin auditioning until after Harvard University. After attempting a New York City theater career, she broke out on “Boston Public,” “The Office,” and “Parks and Recreation,” then led the series “Angie Tribeca,” her screenplay debut “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” and award-winning documentaries. Rashida stars on Kenya Barris’ Netflix sitcom “#blackaf,” and in Sofia Coppola’s AppleTV+ awards-contending film “On the Rocks