Age: 42
female
Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. As a teenager, she began acting in local theatre productions and performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Plaza made her feature film debut in Mystery Team (2009). She gained wide recognition for her role as April Ludgate on the NBC political satire sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). In film, Plaza had a supporting role in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and a leading role in Safety Not Guaranteed (2012). From 2017 to 2019, Plaza portrayed the Shadow King and Lenny Busker in the critically praised FX superhero series Legion and produced and starred in the 2017 black comedy films The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West. She also starred in the romantic comedy Happiest Season and thriller Black Bear (both 2020) and produced and played the title character in the crime film Emily the Criminal (2022). Plaza received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award for her role as a strait-laced lawyer in the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2022). Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. In 2024, she starred as Rio Vidal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Agatha All Along. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aubrey Plaza, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Live action Hollywood Movie (Lionsgate) Trying to vote on good casting fits with the following in mind: Favoring Actor/Actresses of Asian Descent Favoring Actor/Actresses with Martial Arts experience where able Favoring Actor/Actresses with American cinema experience (English speaking) Also some Concepts for Diversity without Compromising Asian cast too much: Naruto is in a fictional setting, not technically Japan (obviously heavily influenced) Hidden Sand- Has Arab Influence, so Arab descent considered Hidden Cloud- Has western Influence (Especially African-American), so African descent considered Hidden Leaf- Has strongest Japanese influence Hidden Mist- Has story similarities to USSR/Russia, descent considered Hidden Mist-Also has reminiscence of Polynesian culture (Geography/ Water Abilities), descent considered Senju Clan- Lots of references to Buddhism and Hinduism (symbol resembles Vajra, Tsunade Forehead mark, Hashirama's Sev. 1000 hands=Buddhist "Senju Kannon")...Indian descent considered Jashinism (Hidan)- Similarities to Thuggee beliefs, Indian descent considered Uzumaki Clan- Red Hair of great significance, Red Heads considered Inuzuka Clan- Indigenous evoking characteristics, descent considered
