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Aubrey Christina Plaza is an American actress, comedian and producer. She began her career performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She received further recognition for her starring role as April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). From 2017 to 2019, Plaza starred as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King and Lenny Busker in the FX drama series Legion.
Birth Name
Aubrey Christina Plaza
Born
Tuesday, 26 June 1984
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Olga Dies Dreaming | Olga Acevedo | 3172 |
| The Ark and the Aardvark | Brain (voice) / Brain | 2026 |
| My Old Ass | Older Elliott | 2024 |
| Megalopolis | 2024 | |
| Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Julie Powers / Julie Powers (voice) | 2023 |
| Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Sarah Fidel / Sarah | 2023 |
| Little Demon | Laura / Laura Feinberg (voice) | 2022 |
| Spin Me Round | Kat | 2022 |
| Emily the Criminal | Emily | 2022 |
| King Knight | Pine Cone (voice) / Pine Cone | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Olga Dies Dreaming | Olga Acevedo | 3172 |
| The Ark and the Aardvark | Brain (voice) / Brain | 2026 |
| My Old Ass | Older Elliott | 2024 |
| Megalopolis | 2024 | |
| Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Julie Powers / Julie Powers (voice) | 2023 |
| Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Sarah Fidel / Sarah | 2023 |
| Little Demon | Laura / Laura Feinberg (voice) | 2022 |
| Spin Me Round | Kat | 2022 |
| Emily the Criminal | Emily | 2022 |
| King Knight | Pine Cone (voice) / Pine Cone | 2021 |
| Best Sellers | Lucy Stanbridge | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | April Ludgate | 2021 |
| The White Lotus | Harper Spiller | 2021 |
| Monsters at Work | Claire Wheeler | 2021 |
| Cinema Toast | (voice) | 2021 |
| Calls | Dr. Rachel Wheating | 2021 |
| Happiest Season | Riley Johnson | 2020 |
| Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | Ashley | 2020 |
| Black Bear | Allison | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2020 |
| Muppets Now | Aubrey Plaza | 2020 |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis | Self - Julie Powers | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| A Parks and Recreation Special | April Ludgate | 2020 |
| Duncanville | Nina | 2020 |
| Child's Play | Karen Barclay / Karen | 2019 |
| An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | Lulu Danger | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Snoop Dogg Presents: The Joker's Wild | Self | 2017 |
| Take My Nose... Please! | Herself / Self | 2017 |
| Ingrid Goes West | Ingrid Thorburn | 2017 |
| The Little Hours | Sister Fernanda | 2017 |
| Legion | Lenny Busker | 2017 |
| Easy | Lindsay | 2016 |
| Joshy | Jen | 2016 |
| HarmonQuest | Hawaiian Coffee / Self | 2016 |
| Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Tatiana | 2016 |
| The Pistol Shrimps | Herself / Self | 2016 |
| The Driftless Area | Jean | 2016 |
| Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Mary Wollstonecraft | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Self | 2016 |
| The IMDb Studio at Sundance | Self | 2016 |
| Dirty Grandpa | Lenore | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Guest / Jill Peaches | 2015 |
| Addicted to Fresno | Kelly | 2015 |
| Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer | Self | 2015 |
| Ned Rifle | Susan Weber | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Hot Ones | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014 |
| Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | Aubrey Plaza / Grumpy Cat's Voice / Herself / Grumpy Cat | 2014 |
| Playing It Cool | Mallory | 2014 |
| About Alex | Sarah | 2014 |
| Life After Beth | Beth Slocum | 2014 |
| American Comedy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| Welcome to Sweden | Aubrey Plaza / Self | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest / Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self / Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
| Golan the Insatiable | Dylan Beekler | 2013 |
| Center Jenny | Monika Nark | 2013 |
| Charlie Countryman | Ashley | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The To Do List | Brandy Klark | 2013 |
| Hollywood Game Night | Self - Panelist | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Sacagawea / Cleopatra / Aaron Burr | 2013 |
| Failure | Woman | 2013 |
| Monsters University | Greek Council President / Claire Wheeler (voice) | 2013 |
| Maron | Aubrey Plaza | 2013 |
| She Said, She Said | Woman in Park | 2013 |
| In Bed with Joan | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Marnie | 2013 |
| The End of Love | Aubrey | 2013 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Guest Judge | 2012 |
| 10 Years | Olivia | 2012 |
| 2012 Do Something Awards | Self | 2012 |
| Safety Not Guaranteed | Darius / Darius Britt | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | 2012 |
| Harmontown | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Kathy | Self | 2012 |
| The Legend of Korra | Eska | 2012 |
| Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Jeanine Breemer | 2012 |
| ENTV Minute | Self | 2012 |
| Parks and Recreation: Road Trip | April Ludgate / Herself | 2011 |
| Damsels in Distress | Depressed Debbie | 2011 |
| NTSF:SD:SUV | The Rememberer | 2011 |
| From Up on Poppy Hill | Sachiko Hirokôji | 2011 |
| The Chris Gethard Show | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Troopers | The Princess | 2011 |
| Portlandia | Beth / Bookstore Customer | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest / Herself - Dumbledore Auditionee | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Julie Powers | 2010 |
| Project: Comic-Con | Self - Interviewee | 2010 |
| The Back Room | Self | 2010 |
| Mystery Team | Kelly / Kelly Peters | 2009 |
| Funny People | Daisy Danby | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | April Ludgate | 2009 |
| Castle | Lucy | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| Mayne Street | Robin Gibney | 2008 |
| Keith Powell Directs a Play | Stephanie | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Self | 2007 |
| Fabrice Fabrice Interviews | Self | 2007 |
| The Jeannie Tate Show | Self | 2007 |
| 30 Rock | Page | 2006 |
| Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary | Self | 2006 |
| CollegeHumor Originals | Daria | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | Cat Adams | 2005 |
| Food Network Star | Self | 2005 |
| Four Eyed Monsters | Self / Girl on subway | 2005 |
| The Insider | Herself | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest / Herself | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest / Herself | 2003 |
| Crank Yankers | Bernadette | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Herself | 2002 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Nocturna (voice) | 1999 |
| The View | Herself - Guest / Self | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| The Simpsons | Amber | 1989 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Cinema Toast | 2021 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Olga Dies Dreaming | 3172 |
| Little Demon | 2022 |
| Emily the Criminal | 2022 |
| Black Bear | 2020 |
| Ingrid Goes West | 2017 |
| The Little Hours | 2017 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
