From Harvard to... Well, Fake Harvard
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Do you think she collects as a consultant as well?
Some people graduate from Harvard and escape to Hollywood. Former Eliot House resident Rashida L. Jones '97 has been forced to come back.
While you may have seen her as the now irrelevant Karen from "The Office," Jones has just been cast in the upcoming David Fincher movie "The Social Network."
Though it's not clear what role Jones will be playing, there is speculation that Jones is "too old to play a college student" (come on, she's only 33!). However, FlyBy believes that she could very well be one of the Zuckerberg sisters, Randi, Arielle, or Donna, since the only female cast member whose role is confirmed is Brenda Song (think Disney) as Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg's girlfriend but no female leads have been confirmed.
In case you've been under a rock for the past couple months, "The Social Network" is a movie in progress about Mark E. Zuckerberg '06-'07 and his beloved creation, Facebook. A partial cast list was released mid-October, and scenes were filmed at Harvard for a couple of days around Halloween. The movie premieres Oct. 15, 2010.
As for Jones's acting skills, here's a short clip... we'll let you judge for yourself.
Editor's Note: An earlier link for Donna Zuckerberg was incorrect. The right link has since been added.