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Rashida Jones’ father Quincy Jones gave her a big family with six siblings Jolie, Rachel, Martina, Quincy Jones III, Kidada and Kenya

Published Time: 23.07.2024 - 18:31:18 Modified Time: 23.07.2024 - 18:31:18

Rashida Jones’ father Quincy Jones gave her a big family with six siblings: Jolie, Rachel, Martina, Quincy Jones III, Kidada and Kenya.

The singer welcomed his eldest child, Jolie Jones Levine, in 1953 with his then-wife Jeri Caldwell, and his second daughter, Rachel Jones, followed 10 years later, born to Carol Reynolds. Martina and Quincy Delight Jones III (a.k.a. QD3) were born in 1966 and 1968 during Quincy's marriage to Ulla Andersson.

The Grammy winner welcomed Kidada Jones in 1974 with his third wife, the late Peggy Lipton, and Rashida followed in 1976. Quincy completed his family in 1993 with the birth of Kenya Kinski-Jones to his then-girlfriend Nastassja Kinski.

While Rashida’s success as an actress and filmmaker is well-known —she won a Grammy in 2019 for her documentary about her father and has starred in many hit shows like Parks & Recreation —she’s not the only Jones child with accolades: Her sisters and brother are also accomplished in their own rights.

For Quincy, having seven children who have made a name for themselves outranks his legacy. “Seeing them successful is my Nobel Prize,” he said at a composer's expo in 2010, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Here is everything to know about Rashida Jones’ six siblings: Jolie, Rachel, Martina, Quincy Jones III, Kidada and Kenya.

Jolie revealed in a 2001 interview with PBS that she played matchmaker for her father and his third wife, Lipton. “We talked about who ... he would be interested in seeing,” Jolie recalled. “Peggy was a friend of mine, and she was one of the people.”

According to Quincy’s oldest daughter, she not only called Lipton to invite her out to dinner with the famed musician, but she went along with him to pick her up. “I drove because my father doesn’t drive,” she explained. “We went to a restaurant and ... they were together from then on. That was it.”

In 1974, the women shared a big life milestone. “I was pregnant with Peggy,” Jolie told PBS. “Kidada and my son Donovan are three months apart. She had Kidada three months earlier.”

Quincy married Lipton six months later on Sept. 14, 1974.

Quincy’s fourth-born child, Kidada, not only has famous siblings and parents but she’s also been romantically linked to several famous men, including the lateTupac Shakur.

According to Vanity Fair, the two were engaged and living together when the rapper was shot and killed in 1996.

The outlet reported that the model, who was previously linked to LL Cool J, met the “California Love” rapper at a club. Kidada initially rebuffed his advances over disparaging comments Shakur made to the press about Quincy’s marriage to Lipton, prompting Rashida to respond with a scathing open letter in The Source.

Shakur apologized and proceeded to woo Quincy’s daughter by sending her daily poems accompanied by a single rose. As their relationship became more serious, the rapper and Rashida also made amends.

Though Kidada accompanied her fiancé to Vegas, she was not in the car with him and Suge Knight when Shakur was shot.

Kidada called Shakur the “love of her life” in her father’s 2001 autobiography, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. “He and I lived together for four months and then he was murdered in Las Vegas in 1996,” she wrote in the book, per The Washington Post. “It was the most horrible thing that ever happened to me.”

Kidada also discussed her regret at their last trip together, writing, “I knew we should’ve never gone to Vegas that night. I had a horrible feeling about it ... I wasn’t able to say goodbye. It’s not something that should happen to anyone.”

Jolie got into modeling with a little help from Rashida and Kidada’s mom Lipton. “Peggy was a big model with Eileen Ford, which is how I got into modeling,” she told PBS in 2001.

As for Martina, Kidada and Kenya, they followed their respective mothers — Andersson, Lipton and Kinski — into the field.

Kenya, who has been modeling full-time since high school and regularly shares photos from her photo shoots on Instagram, spoke to PEOPLE about her craft in 2018.

“I did my very first shoot for Vogue Spain and was inspired by the whole process of it,” she said. “I began college and worked the jobs -

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that didn’t interfere with my classes. When I graduated, I could finally take the job on full time.”

Unlike the rest of their siblings, Martina and QD3 grew up overseas in Sweden with their mother, Andersson, following their parents’ 1974 divorce.

According to BET, QD3 came to the United States at the age of 16, moving to New York to pursue a career in hip-hop.

Of Quincy’s seven children, only one chose a career outside of the entertainment industry. Quincy’s second-born daughter, whom he shares with Reynolds, is a veterinarian.

The animal doctor, who graduated from the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999 according to her Instagram, launched her own vet practice, Marina Veterinary Center Inc., in Los Angeles.

In 2020, she sold her physical practice and embarked upon a new venture with Marina Vet Mobile, which she currently owns and operates.

In September 2023, Quincy and Rashida appeared alongside all of her siblings in a Christmas campaign for Tommy Hilfiger.

Kenya shared several of the shots on her Instagram, writing, “Tommy family portraits. It’s all love ❤️.”

Rashida also shared one of the pictures from the photoshoot, writing, “Nothing beats family time. All the Jones’ united in Tommy.”

Like his famous father, QD3 is a well-known figure in the music industry.

At the age of 16, he released a gold-selling album. From there, he went on to produce songs and albums for several top artists, including Shakur's “To Live and Die in L.A.” QD3 also served as the executive producer of the Hulu TV series Dear Mama about the rapper’s life, for which he won an Independent Spirit Award in 2024.

In addition to Shakur, QD3 has worked with names such as Prince, LL Cool J and Ice Cube.

In 2016, Quincy’s son parlayed that musical knowledge into a spot as a juror on Swedish Idol for the show’s 12th season.

In 2013, Rashida and Kidada were tapped to develop a show called The Revengers for the CW.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Jones sisters conceived the show, originally called Ladyballs, which was centered on two twenty-somethings who discover they are dating the same man. In an ironic turn of events, the characters decide to go into business together to help other scorned women get revenge on their exes.

While there has been no update on the show, it wasn’t the end of Rashida and Kidada’s working relationship. In 2020, the pair starred in a commercial for T-Mobile that showcased Rashida angrily lamenting her options for watching “the big game” while Kidada calmly did yoga beside her.

“Thrilled that my sister @kidadajonesog and I get to help introduce #TVision from @TMobile,” Rashida wrote on Instagram at the time, adding, “Spoiler alert: I sorta lose it.”

In 1963, Count Basie released the Quincy-written “Lullaby for Jolie.”

While the songwriter has not spoken of his inspiration for the tune, Jolie told PBS that she hoped her father’s love for her was behind the song.

“A fantasy would be that ... when I was born, he was in Europe. He wrote it for me,” she shared. “But I don’t know that that’s true, because it’s on a Basie album.”

In 2018, Rashida and her five sisters had a surprise sit-down with their father after a series of interviews he gave during which he criticized everyone from Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson to Marlon Brando and John F. Kennedy.

Quincy expressed gratitude for all six of his daughters — who he said he’s “incredibly proud of” — and their“intervention” on X (formerly Twitter). “I’m so grateful for my daughters because they aren’t scared to stand up to their daddy,” Quincy wrote.

The music producer also said he heard their message, apologizing to those he had offended. “Thank you for calling me out when I’ve clearly made a mistake ... many mistakes,” he wrote. “Even though sometimes it’s difficult to receive criticism or discipline (especially publicly), I want you know I hear you ... and I thank you.”