Actress Rashida Jones is celebrating her 45th birthday.
And to mark her special day, her father, Quincy Jones, took to his Instagram page and shared a sweet and heartfelt tribute that included a few photos taken through the years.
‘My Darling Doonkie, @rashidajones…You’ve made me MORE than proud! Always have. Being a father to U & your siblings is my greatest joy in life. HAPPY BIRTHDAY honey…45!!,’ he gushed in the caption.
Father’s love: Famed record producer Quincy Jones shared a heartfelt tribute to daughter, actress Rashida Jones on her 45th birthday
The proud father, who’s best known for producing the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson’s seminal albums: Off The Wall (1979), Thriller (1982) and Bad (1987), couldn’t resist showering his daughter with love an appreciation.
‘Love U from now ’til eternity. Thank you for being a wonderful daughter & collaborator, & most importantly, thank you for being YOU!! Y’awl are my heart AND soul!’ he added.
One of the photos showed the pair together back in 1992, when Rashida was just 16-years-old.
The article clipping had the caption: ‘I want to make my father proud, the Parks And Recreation star has said of her music mogul dad.
LOvely: The Michael Jackson Thriller producer gushed over his daughter, writing ‘Love U from now ’til eternity’ in the caption
Walk down memory lane: The 87-year-old songwriter and arranger also posted a snap showing himself snuggling up with Rashida when she was a newborn baby in 1976
In an image that will pull at your heartstrings, the 87-year-old songwriter and arranger posted a snap showing himself snuggling up with Rashida when she was a newborn in 1976.
The Office star took to Instagram to recognize her birthday, and showed off her seemingly vibrant and optimistic personality by writing: ’45 and grateful.’
Just days ago, Rashida opened up about her ’emotionally intense’ last couple of years, which included the birth of her son, Isaiah, in August 2018 and the death of her mother, Peggy Lipton, eight months later.
Lipton, an actress who starred on The Mod Squad (1968-1973), passed away at the age of 72, about 15-years after being diagnosed with colon cancer.
Beaming: The actress, best known for her roles in The Office and Parks And Recreation, expressed her gratitude when she recognized her 45th birthday on Instagram
‘It was sort of like back-to-back-to-back-to-back, just wrenching, pulling my heart in all different directions,’ the actress said in an interview with NPR.
‘I was in grief-shock. I don’t even know if that’s a word, but I was just not in my body at all and just had a baby. I was doubly not in my body.’
The California native said she’s gained inspiration from her mother’s death, claiming that ‘it really incites this much larger thing’.
‘Which is like OK, how do I live my life in a way that will honor my inevitable death?,’ she added.
‘As my dad always says, ”Live every day like it’s your last, and one day you’ll be right.’
Rashida shares her two-and-a-half-year-old son with her partner, Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig.
Her parents were married for about 15-years until their divorce in 1989.
Revealing: In recent days, The actress opened up about her ’emotionally intense’ last couple of years, which included the birth of her son, Isaiah, in August 2018 and the death of her mother, Mod Squad star Peggy Lipton, eight months later; Rashida is pictured with her parents in 2014