Rashida Jones' Father is Composer Quincy Jones, A combination of intelligence, humor and beauty, actress Rashida Jones became a fan favorite with a series of roles that artfully exploited these same admirable traits. The daughter of famed composer-music producer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, Jones graduated from Harvard University prior to pursuing a career in entertainment in 1997. Early appearances included in episodes of the cult-comedy series "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC, 1999-2000) and director Steven Soderbergh's experimental comedy "Full Frontal" (2002).