Happiest Season

Aubrey Plaza will next star in Lawrence Michael Levine’s Black Bear, a suspenseful meta-drama, opposite Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon which will be released by eOne on December 4, 2020. The film, which she also produced, had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and garnered Plaza rave reviews for her performance. The Hollywood Reporter said: “it’s Plaza you can’t take your eyes off” and that she is “delivering some of her finest dramatic work to date.” Plaza also recently wrapped production on Lina Roessler’s Best Sellers, starring opposite Michael Caine.

Plaza most recently received critical acclaim for her role in Ingird Goes West, which she produced. As a producer, she won the 2018 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Plaza previously starred opposite Mark Duplass and Jake Johnson in Colin Trevorrow’s Safety Not Guaranteed, which received the 2013 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and a nomination for Best First Feature. For her performance in the film, Plaza won the 2012 ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress – Comedy/Musical. Her other film credits include: Jeff Baena’s The Little Hours and Life After Beth; Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates opposite Anna Kendrick and Zac Efron; Dirty Grandpa opposite Robert De Niro; Maggie Carey’s The To Do List; Jim Hosking’s An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn; Child’s Play; Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; and Judd Apatow’s Funny People. 

On television, she starred in Noah Hawley’s series “Legion” on FX, which was based on the Marvel Comic of the same name. For her role on the show, Plaza was nominated for a 2018 MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Villain and an Imagen Award for Best Actress. Additionally, “Legion” was nominated for a 2018 Peabody Award and a GLAAD Media Award.

Plaza is best known for portraying April Ludgate on the Emmy nominated and Peabody Award winning comedy series “Parks and Recreation” with Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, and Nick Offerman, among others. Her performance garnered her nominations for an American Comedy Award for Best Comedy Supporting Actress in 2014, an Alma Award for Favorite TV Actress in 2011 and 2012, and an Imagen Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actress/Television in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Up next, she has teamed up with Danny DeVito and Dan Harmon to executive produce and voice a new animated series, “Little Demon,” for FX.

Additionally, Plaza hosted the Film Independent Spirits Awards in 2019 and 2020. She has been performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater since 2004. Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, Plaza is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.