Aubrey Plaza filmography

American actress Aubrey Plaza began her career performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She made her feature film debut in the 2009 comedy film Mystery Team and gained recognition for playing April Ludgate on the political satire mockumentary sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). She had her first lead film role as a magazine intern investigating a classified ad in the science fiction comedy Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) and voiced characters in the animated film Monsters University (2013) and television series The Legend of Korra (2013–2014). In 2014, she starred in the horror comedy Life After Beth and Hal Hartley's drama film Ned Rifle.

Plaza at the 2019 WonderCon

From 2017 to 2019, Plaza gained praise for her portrayal of Shadow King and Lenny Busker in the acclaimed FX superhero series Legion. She produced and starred in the black comedy film The Little Hours (2017) about medieval nuns and the dramedy Ingrid Goes West (2017) about a mentally ill social media stalker. She then starred in the 2019 horror film Child's Play. In 2020, Plaza played Riley Johnson in the romantic comedy Happiest Season and starred in and produced the experimental thriller Black Bear, for which she received critical acclaim. She made her directorial debut and wrote the episode "Quiet Illness" for the anthology series Cinema Toast (2021). In 2022, she portrayed the title character of the crime film Emily the Criminal, which she produced, and the lawyer Harper Stiller in the second season of HBO's anthology series The White Lotus, to further acclaim. She garnered Independent Spirit and Gotham Award nominations for the former,^[1][2] and an Emmy and Golden Globe Award nomination for the latter.^[3][4] In January 2023, she made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on January 21, 2023, the tenth episode and first show of 2023 of season 48, with musical guest Sam Smith. In 2024, she has portrayed the future Elliott Labrant in the comedy-drama My Old Ass, Rio Vidal in the Disney+ MCU miniseries Agatha All Along, and TV presenter Wow Platinum in Francis Ford Coppola's science fiction drama Megalopolis.

Acting credits

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Killswitch	Girl with Head Wound	Short film
	In Love	Julie
2009	Mystery Team	Kelly Peters
	Funny People	Daisy Danby
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Julie Powers
2011	Damsels in Distress	Debbie
	Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You	Jeanine Breemer
	10 Years	Olivia
2012	Safety Not Guaranteed	Darius Britt
	A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III	Marnie		[5]
2013	From Up on Poppy Hill	Sachiko Hirokouji	English dub
	She Said, She Said	Woman in Park	Short film
	Failure	Woman
	The End of Love	Herself
	The To Do List	Brandy Klark
	Charlie Countryman	Ashley
	Monsters University	Claire Wheeler	Voice	[6]
	Center Jenny	Monika Nark
2014	Life After Beth	Beth Slocum		[7]
	About Alex	Sarah		[8]
	Ned Rifle	Susan		[9]
	Playing It Cool	Mallory		[10]
2015	Addicted to Fresno	Kelly
	The Driftless Area	Jean
2016	Dirty Grandpa	Lenore
	Joshy	Jen
	The Pistol Shrimps	Herself	Documentary	[11]
	Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates	Tatiana Darcy
2017	Take My Nose... Please!	Herself	Documentary
	The Little Hours	Fernanda	Also producer	[12]
	Ingrid Goes West	Ingrid Thorburn
2018	An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn	Lulu Danger
2019	Child's Play	Karen Barclay		[13]
2020	Black Bear	Allison	Also producer	[14]
	Happiest Season	Riley Johnson		[15]
2021	Best Sellers	Lucy Stanbridge		[16]
	King Knight	Pine Cone	Voice
2022	Emily the Criminal	Emily Benetto	Also producer	[17]
	Spin Me Round	Kat		[18]
2023	Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre	Sarah Fidel		[19]
2024	My Old Ass	Older Elliott		[20]
	Megalopolis	Wow Platinum		[21]
2025	Honey Don't! †	MG Falcone	Post-production	[22][23]
2026	Animal Friends †	TBA		[24]
TBA	The Ark and the Aardvark †	Brain	Voice; Post-production	[25]
TBA	The Accompanist †	TBA		[26]

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2006	30 Rock	NBC page	Episode: "Tracy Does Conan"
2009–2015	Parks and Recreation	April Ludgate	125 episodes
2011	Portlandia	Beth / Bookstore Customer	3 episodes
	Troopers	The Princess	Web series
2012	NTSF:SD:SUV::	The Rememberer	Episode: "Wasila Hills Cop"
2013–2014	The Legend of Korra	Eska	Voice; 12 episodes
2013	Drunk History	Sacagawea	Episode: "Nashville"
	Maron	Herself	Episode: "Jen Moves to L.A."
2014–2015	Welcome to Sweden	Herself	6 episodes
2014	Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever	Grumpy Cat	Voice; television film
2015	Golan the Insatiable	Dylan Beekler (voice)	6 episodes
	Castle	Lucy	Voice; Uncredited 4 episodes
2016	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nocturna	Voice Episode: "Mall Girl Pearl"
	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Herself / Lady Aubrey	Episode: "Aubrey Plaza Wears a Velvet Off-the-Shoulder Gown with Flowers in Her Hair"
	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars	Herself / Guest Judge	Episode: "Family That Drags Together"
	Drunk History	Aaron Burr	Episode: "Hamilton"
	HarmonQuest	Hawaiian Coffee	Episode: "Manoa Prison Hole"
2016–2020	Criminal Minds	Cat Adams	4 episodes
2017	Easy	Lindsay	Episode: "Package Thief"
2017–2019	Legion	Amahl Farouk / Shadow King Lenny Busker[a]	27 episodes
2019	34th Independent Spirit Awards	Herself (host)	Television special
	Drunk History	Cleopatra	Episode: "Bad Blood"
2019–2020	Crank Yankers	Bernadette	Voice; 2 episodes
2020	35th Independent Spirit Awards	Herself (host)	Television special
	Muppets Now	Herself	Episode: "Sleep Mode"
	A Parks and Recreation Special	April Ludgate	Television special
	Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine	Ashley
2021	Cinema Toast	Karen	Voice; Episode: "Quiet Illness"; also co-executive producer, writer, and director
	Calls	Dr. Rachel Wheating	Voice; 2 episodes
	Duncanville	Nina	Voice; Episode: "Das Banana Boot"
2022	The White Lotus	Harper Spiller	Main role, season 2
	Little Demon	Laura Feinberg	Voice; also executive producer
	The Simpsons	Amber Duffman	Voice; Episode: "From Beer to Paternity"
2023	Saturday Night Live	Herself/April Ludgate	Episode: "Aubrey Plaza/Sam Smith"
	Scott Pilgrim Takes Off	Julie Powers	Voice; 5 episodes[27]
2024	Monsters at Work	Claire Wheeler-Worthington	Voice; 3 episodes[28]
	Agatha All Along	Rio Vidal / Death	6 episodes
TBA	Emily the Criminal †	—	Executive producer[29]
	Kevin †	—	Writer and executive producer[30]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Playwright	Location	Ref.
2005	Rebel Without a Cause	Judy Brown	Stewart Stern	American Theatre of Actors, Off-Broadway	[31]
2023–24	Danny and the Deep Blue Sea	Roberta	John Patrick Shanley	Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway	[32]
2025	Let's Love!	Susan	Ethan Coen	Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway	[33]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Role	Ref.
2012	"Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"	Father John Misty	Girl	[34]
2013	"Rouse Yourself"	JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound		[35]
2014	"Bona Fide"	Cassorla	Woman in Boat	[36]

Filmmaking credits

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2017	The Little Hours	No	Yes	No		[37]
	Ingrid Goes West	No	Yes	No		[37]
2020	Black Bear	No	Yes	No		[38]
2021	Cinema Toast	Yes	No	Yes	TV series; episode "Quiet Illness"	[39]
2022	Little Demon	No	Executive	No	TV series	[40]
	Emily the Criminal	No	Yes	No		[41]

Notes

1. She played a dual role in the show.