History Creator / AubreyPlaza

Plaza is well-recognized for the trademark DeadpanSnarker and EmotionlessGirl personae she brings to many of her projects, both of which were displayed in her StarMakingRole, April Ludgate on ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''. Cast while she was interning at a Post-It Note factory, the part was written specifically ''for'' her, after casting director Allison Jones' suggestion to showrunner Creator/MichaelSchur (quoted above).

On the back of her ''Parks and Rec'' popularity, Plaza landed roles in films such as ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', ''Film/FunnyPeople'', and ''Film/SafetyNotGuaranteed'', and even provided the voice of the well-known feline celebrity and internet meme "Grumpy Cat", in Creator/{{Lifetime}}'s film ''Film/GrumpyCatsWorstChristmasEver''.

* ''WesternAnimation/LittleDemon'' (2022–present) as Laura (voice)[[note]]Also executive producer.[[/note]]

* ''Agatha: Coven of Chaos'' (2023) as TBA

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' (2015–16) as Lucy (4 episodes)

** She auditioned to play the killer in Film/Scream4, but lost out on the part as she went method for her audition and they felt she would've been [[ObviouslyEvil too obvious.]]

* ''Anime/FromUpOnPoppyHill'' (2013) as Sachiko Hirokouji [[note]]English dub[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' (2013) as Claire Wheeler

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' (2013–14) as Eska (12 episodes)

* ''WesternAnimation/GolanTheInsatiable'' (2015) as Dylan Beekler (6 episodes)

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' (2016) as Nocturna (episode: "Mall Girl Pearl")

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duncanville}}'' (2021) as Nina (episode: "Das Banana Boot")

* ''WesternAnimation/LittleDemon'' (2022–present) as Laura[[note]]Also executive producer.[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (2022) as Amber Duffman (episode: "From Beer to Paternity")

Plaza is well-recognized for the trademark DeadpanSnarker and EmotionlessGirl personae she brings to many of her projects, both of which were displayed in her StarMakingRole, April Ludgate on ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''. Cast while she was interning at a Post-It Note factory, the part was written specifically ''for'' her, after casting director Allison Jones' suggestion to showrunner Michael Schur (quoted above).

* ''Film/BestSellers'' (2021) as Lucy Stanbridge

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: She's bisexual, and has played LGBT+ characters in ''Film/AddictedToFresno'', ''Film/TheLittleHours'', ''Series/Legion2017'', ''Series/CriminalMinds'', ''Film/HappiestSeason'', and ''Film/SpinMeRound''.

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Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American actor and comedian.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: When asked to masturbate for a scene in ''Film/TheToDoList'', Plaza actually pleasured herself on set, something she later admitted was very awkward.

* ''Film/OperationFortuneRuseDeGuerre'' (2022)
* ''Film/SpinMeRound'' (2022)

* ''Series/TheWhiteLotus'' (2022) as Harper Spiller (6 episodes)

** In 2009 comedy website Website/CollegeHumor made a [[http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6904493/daria-movie-trailer-with-aubrey-plaza fake trailer]] for a live-action ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' movie with Plaza as the title character. Sadly, nothing came of it.

->''"I just met the weirdest girl I've ever met in my life. You have to meet her and put her on your show."''

Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American actor and comedian of Puerto Rican descent.

Plaza is well-recognized for the trademark DeadpanSnarker and EmotionlessGirl personae she brings to many of her projects, both of which were displayed in her breakout role as April Ludgate on ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''. Cast while she was interning at a Post-It Note factory, the part was written specifically ''for'' her, after casting director Allison Jones' suggestion to showrunner Michael Schur (quoted above).

Plaza came out as bisexual in 2016. She married her longtime partner, director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, in 2021.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: She's bisexual, and has played LGBT+ characters in ''Film/TheLittleHours'', ''Series/Legion2017'', ''Series/CriminalMinds'', ''Film/HappiestSeason'', ''Film/SpinMeRound'', and ''Film/AddictedToFresno''.

* CreatorCouple: With her now-husband, director Jeff Baena. They've worked together on ''Film/LifeAfterBeth'', ''Joshy'', and ''Film/TheLittleHours''.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: She's bisexual, and has played LGBT+ characters in ''Film/TheLittleHours'', ''Series/Legion2017'', ''Series/CriminalMinds'', ''Film/HappiestSeason'', ''Film/SpinMeRound'', and ''Film/AddictedToFresno''

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: She's bisexual, and has played LGBT+ characters in ''Film/TheLittleHours'', ''Series/Legion2017'', ''Series/CriminalMinds'', ''Film/HappiestSeason'', and ''Film/SpinMeRound'', as well as ''Film/AddictedToFresno''

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: She's bisexual, and has played LGBT+ characters in ''Film/TheLittleHours'', ''Series/Legion2017'', ''Series/CriminalMinds'', ''Film/HappiestSeason'', and ''Film/SpinMeRound''.

* ''Series/TheWhiteLotus'' (2022) as Harper Spiller (1 episode)

* PlayingAgainstType:
** In ''Film/AboutAlex'', as an insecure TeamMom with a boatload of neuroses.
** In both ''Film/DirtyGrandpa'' and ''Film/MikeAndDaveNeedWeddingDates'', she plays a wild party girl.
** Also check her out as a heartless contract killer in ''Series/CriminalMinds''. It's so different from her usual character it's actually terrifying.
** In ''Series/Legion2017'', she starts off as the main character's comic relief best friend, but [[spoiler:turns out to be the BigBad of the first season.]]
* QueerCharacterQueerActor: She's bisexual, and has played LGBT+ characters in ''Film/TheLittleHours'', ''Series/Legion2017'', ''Series/CriminalMinds'', and ''Film/HappiestSeason''.

* TheStoic: Her signature character type (and why she was cast as April: to run counter to the SpicyLatina).

%%* ''Film/BestSellers'' (2021) as Lucy Stanbridge

%%* ''Film/OperationFortuneRuseDeGuerre'' (2022)
%%* ''Film/SpinMeRound'' (2022)